rattle one's sabre
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rattle, sabre.
Example Sentences
- "Policies like these, which come close to being plunder, would seem to violate international law, but Washington's response to that is simply to rattle its sabre."
- "While unfailingly courteous to the jury, he could be quite sharp with counsel and witnesses, and rattle his sabre at the press: his first reported words in the case were that any journalist thinking of interviewing a juror 'had better bring a toothbrush'."
- "It began to emerge from its hiatus in October of 1935 as planning for a new ministry began as Germany began to rattle its sabre once more."