big stick
Example Sentences
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McIlroy's prowess with the big stick provides the bedrock.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
“We don’t go in with the big stick to begin with,” Morling said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
“Sometimes it seems to say: ‘Well if you don’t like these carrots, we’ve got a big stick as well,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Despite the big stick, keeping the quiet has never been easy.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021
"A man doesn't have a worry in the world, while I've got a baby hanging over my head like a big stick, to keep me in line."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
