sabre-rattling

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

Noun

 * 1)  A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
 * 2)  Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: бра́зганне збро́яй
 * Bulgarian: дръ́нкане на оръ́жие
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 炫耀武力
 * Dutch: sabelgekletter,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: tintinnar(e) di sciabole
 * Japanese: 威嚇的な武力
 * Polish: pobrzękiwanie szabelką
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: бряца́ние ору́жием
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: брязкоті́ння збро́єю


 * Finnish:
 * German:

Adjective

 * 1) Bellicose; threatening military action.