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sabre-rattling
Noun
countable
idiomatic
uncountable
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
（慣用表現として）軍事力を誇示し、実際に使用される可能性をほのめかして相手に脅威を与える行動、すなわち威嚇の演出 / 比喩的に用いられ、企業などが訴訟などの手段を用いて相手を脅す行動を指す
（ plural ）
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(idiomatic) A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used. / (idiomatic, figuratively) Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.
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sabre-rattling
The government's sabre-rattling at the border only increased tensions and reduced the chances of a diplomatic solution.
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The government's sabre-rattling at the border only increased tensions and reduced the chances of a diplomatic solution.
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