| 单词 | fire a warning shot across sb's bow |
| 释义 | fire a warning shot across sb's bow fire a (warning) shot across sb's bow FORMAL ► F0 to do something in order to warn someone that you will take strong action if they do not change their behaviour: » Airline staff have fired a warning shot across the company's bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.Thesaurus+: ↑Threats and warnings |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含67674条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。