Sabre-rattling - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈseɪbə rætəlɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈseɪbəˌrætlɪŋ|
noun
- (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.
- (idiomatic, figuratively) Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.
adjective
- Bellicose; threatening military action.
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