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单词 fire a (warning) shot across someone's bow
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fire a (warning) shot acrosssomeone'sbow

idiomformal
to do something inordertowarnsomeone that you will takestrongactionif thatpersondoes notchangetheirbehaviour:
Airlineemployeeshavefiredawarningshotacrossthe company'sbowsbythreateningtostrikeifhigherpayincreasesare notoffered.
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(Definition offire a (warning) shot across someone's bowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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