turn swords into ploughshares
turn swords into ploughshares
To abstain from destructive activities, such as war and violence (symbolized by swords), in favor of peaceful, constructive activities (symbolized by ploughshares, a farming implement). The phrase comes from the Bible. We must turn swords into ploughshares so that our children can inherit a peaceful world.
See also: ploughshares, sword, turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
beat/turn swords into ˈploughshares
(literary) stop fighting and return to peaceful activitiesThis comes from the Bible. A ploughshare is a blade that forms part of a plough (= a large piece of farming equipment used for cutting the soil).See also: beat, ploughshares, sword, turn
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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- beat swords into plowshares
- beat/turn swords into ploughshares
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