saber-rattling 剑拔弩张
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confront each other with daggers;
all set for a showdown;
be at daggers drawn;
be at loggerheads;
be at swords' points;
becoming dangerously explosive;
daggers drawn and sabers rattling;
fingers on the triggers;
in a blustering and aggressive manner;
ready to jump at each other's throat;
stand ready to cross swords with sb.;
with swords drawn and bows stretched -- ready to fight:
南北双方形成了剑拔弩张的紧张局势。The North and South were at loggerheads.
剑拔弩张，还有个更地道的翻译：saber-rattling
"actions and statements that are meant to frighten or threaten an enemy by suggesting the possible use of force"
例句：
United States and Russia; 'Sabre-rattling by the Superpowers'
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