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shots across the bows

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form-of plural
Japanese Meaning
「警告射撃」:船の船首に向けて意図的に発射される警告の銃撃。比喩的に、事前の警告や脅威の示唆として用いられる / 「威嚇行動」:対立前に相手に警告を発する行動を意味し、潜在的な衝突を回避するためのサインとして使われる
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大使の公開発言は、相手側に結果を思い出させることを意図した、せいぜい牽制の言葉にすぎなかった。

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plural of shot across the bows

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shots across the bows

The ambassador's public remarks were little more than shots across the bows, intended to remind the other side of the consequences.

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The ambassador's public remarks were little more than shots across the bows, intended to remind the other side of the consequences.

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