trifled

Her aim is to silence the messenger and leave the impression that she isn’t to be trifled with by the media, shades of Margaret Thatcher.

He was not one to be trifled with.”

Then again, silence, that sharpest of double-edged swords, is not a weapon easily trifled with: What ensures survival in one regime equals death in another.

Killing Prigozhin, on top of that step, would send a bold signal to those pondering future coups: The man in charge is not to be trifled with or underestimated.

This powerful wave is not to be trifled with, and in the event of an emergency, the staff can turn it off instantly.