rattle saber

rattle one's saber

and rattle its saber

Fig. to make threatening statements or actions. The president is just rattling his saber. He would never attack such a small country!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eszter	ES-ter	Hungarian
SemİR	-	Turkish
SemİHa	-	Turkish
BhÀTair	-	Scottish
Gottlob	-	German
Marianita	-	Spanish