bloody nose attack

A pre-emptive military strike intended to accomplish some objective while being limited enough in scope to (ideally) prevent retaliation by target. Sir, I worry that a bloody nose attack will just cause them to attack us more fiercely in return.

See also: attack, bloody, nose

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

bloody nose strike
go on the offensive
take the offensive
group
a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
(one's) work is cut out for (one)
carry through on (something)
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
run around like a headless chicken

词组	bloody nose attack
释义	bloody nose attack bloody nose attack A pre-emptive military strike intended to accomplish some objective while being limited enough in scope to (ideally) prevent retaliation by target. Sir, I worry that a bloody nose attack will just cause them to attack us more fiercely in return. See also: attack, bloody, nose Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: bloody nose strike go on the offensive take the offensive group a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours (one's) work is cut out for (one) carry through on (something) run around like a chicken with its head cut off run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles run around like a headless chicken
随便看	in common in common with somebody/something in common (with someone or something) in company with somebody/something in company with (someone or something) in comparison hold/stand your ground hold still hold still for hold still for (someone or something) hold sway hold sway over hold sway (over someone) hold terror for hold terror for (someone) hold that thought hold the bag hold the field hold the floor hold the fort hold the fort, to hold the key hold the line hold the line at (someone or something) hold the phone