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sabre-rattling

noun

  1. informal.
    seeking to intimidate by an aggressive display of military power
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In time we will know if this was nothing more than sabre rattling or an all out war for control of the GOP.

A single horseman came down the road at a leisurely trot, and passed on, his sabre rattling by his side.

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