idle threat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofidleandthreat
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idle
adjective
uk/ˈaɪ.dəl/us/ˈaɪ.dəl/
not working or ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofidleandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofidle threat
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This proved to be anidlethreat.
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That is noidlethreat.
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This is noidlethreat.
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Those are not just anidlethreat.
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It must not be anidlethreat.
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That is noidlethreatat all.
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That will be noidlethreat.
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The prisoner knows that that is not anidlethreat.
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They are not up in arms about someidlethreat.
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I do not say that as anidlethreat.
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I do not regard that as anidlethreat.
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It should not just be anidlethreat.
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We all know that that is anidlethreat.
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I hope that it was only anidlethreat.
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Political instability is not anidlethreatin the middle east.
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If this is a continuing policy, one has to conclude that it is noidlethreat.
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There is theidlethreat, with which we are all familiar.
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I do not think that was necessarily just anidlethreat.
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It is not anidlethreat.
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This is noidlethreat, no irresponsible judgment, but a sober recognition of the realities of the situation.
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Indeed, a threat to take tariffs away was anidlethreat, because the repercussions in the country would have been disastrous.
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