单词 | fire a (warning) shot across sb's bow |
释义 | fire a (warning) shot acrosssb'sbowto do something inordertowarnsomeone that you will takestrongactionif thatpersondoes notchangetheirbehaviour 对…发出警告 Airlineemployeeshavefiredawarningshotacrossthe company'sbowsbythreateningtostrikeifhigherpayincreasesare notoffered.航空公司员工已经向公司发出警告,威胁说如果不大幅度加薪就要举行罢工。 |
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