declare war on

declare war on (someone or something)

1. To officially announce the intention to fight against an enemy country or group in a war. We will have to declare war on the rebels if they advance over our border.

2. To announce the intention to vehemently oppose someone or something. This usage does not refer to physical fighting. The mayor has declared war on crime in our city and is bolstering our police force.

declare war on

Also, declare war against. Announce one's intent to suppress or eradicate something or someone. For example, The police have declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood, or Several gangs have declared war against each other. This usage transfers the literal sense of the term, "to state formally one's intention to carry on hostilities against another power," to a somewhat smaller scale.

词组	declare war on
释义	declare war on declare war on (someone or something) 1. To officially announce the intention to fight against an enemy country or group in a war. We will have to declare war on the rebels if they advance over our border. 2. To announce the intention to vehemently oppose someone or something. This usage does not refer to physical fighting. The mayor has declared war on crime in our city and is bolstering our police force. See also: declare, on, war Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. declare war on Also, declare war against. Announce one's intent to suppress or eradicate something or someone. For example, The police have declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood, or Several gangs have declared war against each other. This usage transfers the literal sense of the term, "to state formally one's intention to carry on hostilities against another power," to a somewhat smaller scale. See also: declare, on, war The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: declare war declare war on (someone or something) declare war against declare war against (someone or something) make war make war (on someone or something) wage war (on someone or something) press the button unpleasantness late unpleasantness References in periodicals archive November 5: Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire. The War 1914 Bush did not declare war on Al Qaeda or the Taliban; he declared war on terrorism, which will be with us in one form or another for the foreseeable future. The forever war: how long can an emergency last?
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