a rod in pickle

obsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force.

a rod in pickle

a punishment in store.

In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss .

词组	a rod in pickle
释义	a rod in pickle a rod in pickle obsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force. See also: pickle, rod Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a rod in pickle a punishment in store. In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss . See also: pickle, rod Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pickle rod be in a pickle in a pickle, to be/get in a pickle play hide the pickle pretty pickle get off with (something) kiss the rod in a pretty pickle References in classic literature "Because we've got a rod in pickle for those cursed pirates--" The Kingdom of the Blind
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