RATTLE ONE'S SABER

Meaning of RATTLE ONE'S SABER in English

v. phr. To threaten another government or country without subsequent acts of war. It is considered an act of demagoguery on the part of politicians to rattle their sabers.

Compare: YELLOW JOURNALISM.

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RATTLE ONE'S SABER — {v. phr.} To threaten another government or country without subsequent acts of war. * /It is considered an act of …
Slang English vocab
RATTLE ONE'S SABER — {v. phr.} To threaten another government or country without subsequent acts of war. * /It is considered an act of …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SABER — I. noun or sabre Etymology: French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slavic origin; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SABER — I. noun or sa·bre ˈsābə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: French sabre, modification of German dialect sabel, from Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATTLE — I. ˈrad. ə l, -at ə l verb ( rattled ; rattled ; rattling -d. ə liŋ, -t( ə )l- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SABER — (v. t.) Alt. of Sabre
Английский словарь Webster
SABER — (n.) Alt. of Sabre
Английский словарь Webster
RATTLE — (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.
Английский словарь Webster
RATTLE — (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game.
Английский словарь Webster
SABER — ( v. t. ) Alt. of Sabre
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SABER — ( n. ) Alt. of Sabre
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RATTLE — ( v. t. ) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SABER — — saberlike , adj. /say"beuhr/ , n. 1. a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used esp. by cavalry. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RATTLE — rattle 1 /rat"l/ , v. , rattled, rattling , n. v.i. 1. to give out or cause a rapid succession …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SABER — v. strike or stab with a saber (also sabre)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SABER — n. curved single-edged sword; (Fencing) foil, double-edged sword with a blunt tip (also sabre)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SABER — I. noun or sa·bre ˈsā-bər Etymology: French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slavic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RATTLE — I. ˈra-t ə l verb ( rat·tled ; rat·tling ˈrat-liŋ, ˈra-t ə l-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English ratelen; akin to Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SABER — noun ·alt. of sabre. 2. saber ·vt ·alt. of sabre.
Webster English vocab
RATTLE — noun noisy, rapid talk. 2. rattle ·noun a scolding; a sharp rebuke. 3. rattle ·noun a noisy, senseless talker; a …
Webster English vocab
SABER — ■ noun & verb US spelling of sabre .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SABER — [sa.ber] or sa.bre n [F sabre, modif. of G dial. Sabel, fr. MHG, prob. of Slav origin; akin to Russ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RATTLE — [rat.tle] vb rat.tled ; rat.tling [ME ratelen; akin to MD ratel rattle] vi (14c) 1: to make a rapid succession …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SABER... — saber... —see sabre...
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SABER — ( NAmE ) = sabre
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATTLE — / ˈrætl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( informal ) 1. to make a series of short loud …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABER — I. sa ‧ ber /ˈseɪbə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the American spelling of ↑ sabre II. sa ‧ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RATTLE — I. rat ‧ tle 1 /ˈrætl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SABER — US var. of SABRE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RATTLE — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. give out a rapid succession of short sharp hard sounds. b tr. make …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SABER — US var. of SABRE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RATTLE — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. give out a rapid succession of short sharp hard sounds. b tr. make …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SABER — US var. of SABRE.
Oxford English vocab
RATTLE — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. give out a rapid succession of short sharp hard sounds. b tr. make …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
SABER — see sabre
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATTLE — ( rattles, rattling, rattled) 1. When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABER — see sabre
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RATTLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES death rattle give sth a shake/rattle/tug etc ▪ She picked up the envelope and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RATTLE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RATTLE — A dice-box. To rattle; to talk without consideration, also to move off or go away. To rattle one off; to …
Slang English vocab
RATTLE — n. 25B6; verb hailstones rattled against the window : CLATTER, patter; clink, clunk. he rattled some coins : JINGLE, jangle, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SABER — n. 1) to draw one's ~ 2) to brandish a ~ 3) ( misc. ) to rattle one's ~ ('to …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RATTLE — v. 1 clatter An acorn dropped from an overhanging tree and rattled down the tin roof 2 shake, vibrate, jar, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SABER — baser
Anagrams English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SABER — амер.; = sabre (американизм) сабля, шашка - * blade клинок шашки (the *) военная сила, военная власть - to rattle …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) треск, грохот; дребезжание; стук б) гам, гвалт, шум; шумная болтовня, веселье, суматоха She cannot bear a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SABER — Сабля
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SABER — saber.ogg 1. ʹseıbə амер. = sabre I и II 2. ʹseıbə амер. = sabre I и II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RATTLE — rattle.ogg 1. ʹrætl n 1. 1> треск; грохот; дребезжание; перестук the rattle of hail on the roof - стук града …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SABER — амер.; - sabre
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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