a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)WARNsomething you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it – used especially in news reports 警告〔表示反对并会阻止某人做某事,尤用于新闻报道〕 The president’s own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows. 总统自己的支持者对他提出了警告。
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