don't make threats you cannot carry out

Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Don't make threats you can't carry out."

See also: cannot, carry, make, out, threat

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

don't make a threat you cannot carry out
never make a threat you cannot carry out
never make threats you cannot carry out
threat
grumble at
grumble at (someone)
grumble
grumble about
grumble about (someone or something)
discipline (one) for (something)

词组	don't make threats you cannot carry out
释义	don't make threats you cannot carry out don't make threats you cannot carry out Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Don't make threats you can't carry out." See also: cannot, carry, make, out, threat Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: don't make a threat you cannot carry out never make a threat you cannot carry out never make threats you cannot carry out threat grumble at grumble at (someone) grumble grumble about grumble about (someone or something) discipline (one) for (something)
随便看	toe out to err is human to err is human, to forgive divine to err is human (to forgive is divine) toes up toe tag toe the toe the line toe the line/mark, to toe the mark toe-to-toe to everything there is a season to...extent to face toffee toffee-nosed tog together together with together with (someone or something) to go to God to God/goodness/Heaven to good effect to good, little, etc. effect