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triple threatgood at everything, do three things well at the same timeRate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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open a can of whoop assA good-humored threat of physical harm.Rate it:

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run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

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sabre-rattlingA flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.Rate it:

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sabre-rattlingAny threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.Rate it:

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head-in-the-sandExhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:

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box your earsA Threat of Violence To { child or youth ] because of a minor infraction.Rate it:

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bring it onUsed to indicate one's willingness to accept a challenge, confront a threat, etc.Rate it:

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bring onTo pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively.Rate it:

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Call Your BluffTo challenge someone to prove his claim; to ask someone to complete a threatRate it:

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cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAn abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.Rate it:

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fearA strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.Rate it:

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je lui apprendrai à vivreI will teach him better manners (as a threat).Rate it:

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libel chillUneasiness or unwillingness to speak publicly or to write about a matter, as a result of the threat or suggestion of legal action should one do so.Rate it:

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que medaused to dismiss a threatRate it:

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slap him up!A Threat to Inflict Violence, 'hand to face' or 'hand to head' or 'fists to body' of the victim of the threatened violence.Rate it:

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the enemy of my enemy is my friendAlthough I dislike and/or disagree with you, for the time being we should work together against a common threat.Rate it:

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ve haf vays of making you talkA catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.Rate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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you and whose armyUsed in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.Rate it:

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you'll get yoursYou will get what you deserve, or what is coming to you; used as a threat.Rate it:

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