| 词组 | THREATENING |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG THREATENING All right for you! That's it for you!; That's the last chance for you! (Juvenile and informal. Usually said by a child who is angry with a playmate.)All right for you, John. See if I ever play with you again.All right for you! I'm telling your mother what you did. call the dogs off to stop threatening, chasing, or hounding (a person); (literally) to order dogs away from the chase. (Informal. Note the variations in the examples.)All right, I surrender. You can call your dogs off.Tell the sheriff to call off the dogs. We caught the robber.Please call off your dogs! close in (on someone or something) to overwhelm or surround someone or something.My problems are closing in on me.The wolves closed in on the elk.They howled as they closed in. force to be reckoned with someone or something that is important and powerful and must not be ignored.Walter is a force to be reckoned with. Be prepared to deal with him.The growing discontent with the political system is a powerful force to be reckoned with. get something on someone to learn something potentially damaging to a person.Tom is always trying to get something on me. I can't imagine why.If he has something on you, he'll have you over a barrel.If he gets something on you, you ought to get something on him. lift a hand (against someone or something) and raise a hand (against someone or something) to threaten (to strike) someone or something. (Often in the negative. The a hand can be replaced with one's hand.)She's very peaceful. She wouldn't lift a hand against a fly.That's right. She wouldn't lift a hand.Would you raise your hand against your own brother? One's bark is worse than one's bite A proverb meaning that one may threaten, but not do much damage.Don't worry about Bob. He won't hurt you. His bark is worse than his bite.She may scream and yell, but have no fear. Her bark is worse than her bite. |
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