phrasal
or spike the guns
: to nullify one's power of hostile action : frustrate one's hostile intentions
spiked the guns of the opposition by exposing their equal involvement in the scandal
phrasal
or spike the guns
: to nullify one's power of hostile action : frustrate one's hostile intentions
spiked the guns of the opposition by exposing their equal involvement in the scandal
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012