assault and battery »
. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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at death's door »
About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.
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one's bark is worse than one's bite »
The individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.
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out of the woods »
Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.
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sabre-rattling »
Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.
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throw shapes »
To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
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