释义 |
rattle sabresThreaten to take aggressive action: we’ve got the miners rattling sabres again...- Ministers are also not required to become emotionally involved, or to throw down ultimatums, or to rattle sabers and make dire threats.
- Why are India and Pakistan still rattling sabres and missiles at one another over Kashmir?
- But if it was so successful, why are we rattling sabers now?
See also sabre-rattling. See parent entry: rattle |