sabre-rattling

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The talks on March 27th followed sabre-rattling by both sides, including a threat by demonstrators to storm an army base where Mr Abhisit has been holed up.
3月27日的会谈也伴随着双方的武力恐吓，其中包括示威者曾威胁袭击一座支持阿披实的军事基地。
Other issues on the new secretary-general's desk will be Europe's feeble spending on defence and the question of how much military planning is needed to cope with Russia's sabre-rattling.
即将摆在北约新秘书长办公桌上，需要处理的其他难题还包括：欧洲在防御系统上少得可怜的开支，还有应付俄罗斯在家门口挑衅所必需的军事计划规模。
So they do a bit of sabre-rattling but mostly let their companies use tax havens to suit their needs.
因此它们只是虚张声势，很多时候会让自己国家的公司利用避税港各取所需。

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If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.