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s mač; mil sablja, bodež; fig vojna vlast; rat; sl bajoneta / broad # = mač široke oštrice za siječenje; cavalry # = sablja; court # = mač kakav se nosi uz dvorsko odijelo; scutching # = mlat za konoplju; the # of the spirit = ri- ječ Božja; to cross #s = ukrstiti mačeve, ogledati se s kime [& fig]; to measure #s = ukrstiti mačeve, ogledati se s kim [& fig]; to draw the # = trgnuti mač; započeti rat; to sheathe the # = staviti mač u korice, prestati ratovati; to throw one's # into the scale = poduprijeti zahtjeve oružjem ili silom; to put to the # = okrenuti pod sablju, sabljom ubiti; the # of justice= pravna vlast; the # = vojna vlast; vrhovna vlast, rat; attr # and cloak = aristokratski, plemićki; the # of Damocles = Damoklov mač; at the point of the # = pod oružanom prijetnjom* * *
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sword of Damocles — sword of Dam|o|cles [ ,sɔrd əv dæməkliz ] noun singular LITERARY something that is always present as a danger or threat to a person, place, or situation: The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sword of Damocles — UK [ˌsɔː(r)d əv ˈdæməkliːz] / US [ˌsɔrd əv ˈdæməklɪz] noun [singular] literary something that is always present as a danger or a threat to a person, place, or situation The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … English dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun a constant and imminent peril the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles • Hypernyms: ↑hazard, ↑jeopardy, ↑peril, ↑risk, ↑endangerment … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — sword′ of Dam′ocles n. cvb any situation threatening imminent harm or disaster • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
sword of Damocles — [ daməkli:z] noun a precarious situation. Origin with ref. to Damocles, a courtier who praised the happiness of the Greek ruler Dionysius I so much that the king made him feast sitting under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how… … English new terms dictionary
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
sword of Damocles — noun an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances. {from the Greek legend of Damocles} …
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 an impending disaster … New Collegiate Dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune … Wiktionary
sword of Damocles — Synonyms and related words: bulldozing, chanciness, commination, criticalness, delicacy, denunciation, doubtfulness, dubiousness, empty threat, foreboding, hazardousness, idle threat, imminence, implied threat, insecurity, instability,… … Moby Thesaurus
