Смысл: backsword 
backsword [ʹbæksɔ:d]
n
<Í> 1.ист. рубящее оружие с одним остриём )
2. фехтовальная палка, рапира
3. фехтовальщик
<Í> 1.
2. фехтовальная палка, рапира
3. фехтовальщик
sword Идиома
a double-edged sword
double-edged sword
fall on your sword
cross swords
Idiom(s): cross swords (with sb) (on sth)Theme: ARGUMENT
to enter into an argument with someone.
• I don’t want to cross swords with Tom on this matter.
• The last time we crossed swords, we had a terrible time.
The pen is mightier than the sword
Words and communication have greater effect than war and fighting.Beat swords into ploughshares
If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')Pen is mightier than the sword
The idiom 'the pen is mightier than the sword' means that words and communication are more powerful than wars and fighting.Put to the sword
If someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed.Those who live by the sword die by the sword
This means that violent people will be treated violently themselves.Two-edged sword
If someone uses an argument that could both help them and harm them, then they are using a two-edged sword sword; it cuts both ways.at swords' points|sword|swords|swords' points
adj. phr. Ready to start fighting; very much opposed to each; other hostile; quarreling. The dog's barking kept the Browns at swords' points with their neighbors for months. The mayor and the reporter were always at swords' points.cross swords|cross|swords
v. phr., literary To have an argument with; fight.
Often used with "with". Don't argue with the teacher; you're not old enough to cross swords with her.put to the sword|put|sword
v. phr., literary To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. The Romans put their enemies to the sword. In some wars captives have been put to the sword.at sword's point
at sword's pointAlso, at swords' points. Antagonistic, hostile, as in Father and son were at swords' points. Dating from the days when swords were used to settle quarrels, the idiom today generally signifies only a bitter quarrel.
sword
swordIn addition to the idiom beginning with sword, also see at sword's point; cross swords.
sword of Damocles
sword of DamoclesAlso, Damocles' sword. Impending disaster, as in The likelihood of lay-offs has been a sword of Damocles over the department for months. This expression alludes to the legend of Damocles, a servile courtier to King Dionysius I of Syracuse. The king, weary of Damocles' obsequious flattery, invited him to a banquet and seated him under a sword hung by a single hair, so as to point out to him the precariousness of his position. The idiom was first recorded in 1747. The same story gave rise to the expression hang by a thread.
An sword idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sword, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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