bloody nose strike

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 strike will just cause them to attack us more fiercely in return.

See also: bloody, nose, strike

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

bloody nose attack
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

References in periodicals archive

diplomat for Asia, said on Thursday that the Trump administration was no longer strategizing for a so-called bloody nose strike on Pyongyang.

Former Intelligence Experts: US Cyberattacks On North Korea Precede Military Options

The Rodong Sinmun editorial also referenced a disputed story that originated in a South Korean newspaper that said a Trump official implied a bloody nose strike would help Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

North Korea Warns US Of 'Blood Nose' Attack Consequences

词组	bloody nose strike
释义	bloody nose strike bloody nose strike 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 strike will just cause them to attack us more fiercely in return. See also: bloody, nose, strike Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: bloody nose attack 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 References in periodicals archive diplomat for Asia, said on Thursday that the Trump administration was no longer strategizing for a so-called bloody nose strike on Pyongyang. Former Intelligence Experts: US Cyberattacks On North Korea Precede Military Options The Rodong Sinmun editorial also referenced a disputed story that originated in a South Korean newspaper that said a Trump official implied a bloody nose strike would help Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. North Korea Warns US Of 'Blood Nose' Attack Consequences
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