big stick

In a world of people carrying big sticks, humanitarians only have carrots, the author observes.

Machinists and longshoremen were laborers and had no recourse other than the big stick of the union to advocate for themselves.

He spent the night on high alert after spotting two mountain lions and a bear, he said, keeping a big stick and some sharp rocks beside him in case an animal came close.

He holds his left arm at his side and paws with it to set up whacks from the big stick of his right.

But it was an American president who once said, "Talk softly and carry a big stick."

And though she talked softly on those First Lady tours Hillary could also carry a big stick.

I had a big stick with me—about six foot long it was—and did sometimes to beat fuzz with; so I takes the stick by one end.

But the old crosspatch never says a word when one comes near him to talk; all he does is to come along with his big stick.

He was a young man, with a big pipe in his mouth, a big stick in his hand, and a big knapsack on his back.

The big stick leant against the end of the wall, just between us, nearer to my hand than his.

This little creature belongs to the "Knowitall" class and has no fear, often perching on the "Big Stick" itself.