walk softly and carry a big stick Idioma

carrot and stick

promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

dipstick

a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.

fiddlesticks

oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

more than you can shake a stick at

a lot, too many, oodles Alfreda has more cats than you can shake a stick at - over 30!

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short end (of the stick)

unfair, unequal treatment He always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

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stick around

stay or wait nearby We decided to stick around after the game to talk for awhile.

stick in my craw

irritate me, get to me That decision really sticks in my craw. How could he sell Gretzky?

walk cautiously and backpack a big stick

Attempt peaceful negotiations while additionally actuality able for battle by announcement one's power, abnormally elements of force. The byword is a aberration on "speak cautiously and backpack a big stick," a byword affected by US President Theodore Roosevelt in a 1903 speech. Because that accumulation is agitated and unpredictable, I anticipate you charge to airing cautiously and backpack a big stick back you accord with them.Learn more: and, big, carry, softly, stick, walk

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