sabre-rattle

Etymology
From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.

Verb

 * 1) To threaten a big battle or war.

Translations

 * Belarusian: бра́згаць збро́яй
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 炫耀武力
 * Finnish: kalistella sapeliaan
 * German: Säbel rasseln
 * Polish: grozić wojną
 * Russian: бряца́ть ору́жием
 * Ukrainian: бря́зкати збро́єю