sabre-rattling
noun/ˈseɪbə rætlɪŋ/
/ˈseɪbər rætlɪŋ/
(US English saber-rattling)
[uncountable]- the act, by a government, of trying to frighten the government of another country by threatening to use military force
- There has been renewed sabre-rattling between the two countries.
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