belligerent /be-lijˈə-rənt/

1. Aggressive
2. Waging war
3. Recognized legally as waging war

1. A country, person, etc waging war
2. One recognized as so doing

belligˈerence noun

belligˈerency noun

• have someone's guts for garters
• have someone's measure
• have someone's number
• have something against
• have something going for one
• have taped
• have the advantage of
• have the ball at one's feet
• have the best of it
• have the black ox tread on one's foot
• have the bulge on someone
• have the cards stacked against
• have the cards stacked in favour of
• have the edge
• have the goods on
• have the heart
• have the hots for
• have the jitters
• have the jump on
• have the key of the door
• have the key of the street
• have the last laugh
• have the laugh of
• have the law of
• have the law on