about turn »
An about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.
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bag of rations »
A fussy or overly zealous military superior.
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beat up »
Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
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boot camp »
A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
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break rank »
To march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.
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call up »
An order to report for military service.
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Cannon fodder »
Military personnel who are regarded as expendable when attacking the enemy.
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company »
A military unit, typically consisting of two or three platoons.
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court martial »
military trial
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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esprit de corps »
A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
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facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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front and center »
A command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.
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full speed ahead »
A command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.
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gunboat diplomacy »
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
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last post »
military bugle call
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letters after one's name »
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
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pronunciamiento »
A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.
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pull out »
To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
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sabre-rattling »
A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
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show the flag »
Of a naval vessel or military force, to identify itself by displaying the flag of its country of origin, especially in order to establish an authoritative presence and to exert diplomatic or political influence.
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war bride »
A woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.
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