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单词 the big stick
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the big stick

informal The use or threat of force or power: the authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick...
  • It is now panicking and waving the big stick of the threat to cap, which is something it said it would not do.
  • They don't need a big stick or a royal warning to force them - they know it makes good business sense.
  • Does he use a big stick or does he have extraordinary powers of motivation?
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