muscle-flexingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmʌs.əlˌflek.sɪŋ/us/ˈmʌs.əlˌflek.sɪŋ/a public show of military or political power that is intended to worry an opponent:
Opposition groups fear violence, after weeks of military muscle-flexing from the government.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- almighty
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- elemental
- high-octane
- industrial-strength
- invincible
- invulnerable
- omnipotent
- overpowering
- reckon
- stout
- sturdy
- superhuman
- to be reckoned with idiom
- tough
- toughie
- unabated
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