- beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares
- beat (or turn) swords into ploughsharesdevote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends. [with biblical allusion to Is. 2:4 and Mic. 4:3.]→ sword
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beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares
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turn swords into ploughshares — ► beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the books of Isaiah (chapter 2) and Micah (chapter 4).] Main Entry: ↑sword … English terms dictionary
turn swords into ploughshares — beat/turn swords into ploughshares formal to stop preparing for war and to start using the money you previously spent on weapons to improve people s lives. It would have been unrealistic to expect a country like the United States to turn swords… … New idioms dictionary
beat swords into ploughshares — ► beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the books of Isaiah (chapter 2) and Micah (chapter 4).] Main Entry: ↑sword … English terms dictionary
beat swords into ploughshares — beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends Origin: with biblical allusion to Is. 2:4 and Mic. 4:3 … Useful english dictionary
beat swords into ploughshares — beat/turn swords into ploughshares formal to stop preparing for war and to start using the money you previously spent on weapons to improve people s lives. It would have been unrealistic to expect a country like the United States to turn swords… … New idioms dictionary
Swords to ploughshares — is a concept in which military weapons or technologies are converted for peaceful civilian applications. The plowshare is often used to symbolize creative tools that benefit mankind, as opposed to destructive tools of war, symbolized by the sword … Wikipedia
sword — ► NOUN 1) a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a handguard, used for thrusting or striking. 2) (the sword) literary military power; violence. ● beat (or turn) swords into ploughshares Cf. ↑turn swords into ploughshares ● he who liv … English terms dictionary
sword — noun 1》 a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and often worn as part of ceremonial dress. ↘(the sword) literary military power; violence. 2》 (swords) one of the suits in a tarot pack.… … English new terms dictionary
Atomic Age — This article is about the historical era. For the comic book miniseries, see Atomic Age (comics). An early nuclear power plant that used atomic energy to generate electricity. The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is a phrase typically… … Wikipedia
sword — [so:d US so:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: sweord] 1.) a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle 2.) a/the sword of Damocles literary a bad thing that might happen at any time ▪ The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
