a war of nerves - situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken, to have an axe to grind - (1) to want to have an argument or discussion about something, (2) to have a personal agenda or hidden motive for doing something, to do something at gunpoint - to do someting under pressure, not willingly, to bite the bullet - to accept or face something unpleasant because it cannot be avoided, to bring a knife to a gunfight - to be very badly prepared for something, to dodge the bullet - to have successfully avoided a very serious problem, to have a riot - to enjoy yourself and have a good time, a loose cannon - someone who behaves in an uncontrolled or unexpected way and is likely to cause problems for other people, tell that/it to the Marines! - used to say when you don't believe someone, to twist a knife - when you make something even worse for somebody or make them feel worse about something,

B2/C1 - Unit 3 - Military idioms

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