Metaphors referring to war and violence

military campaign started after September 11 attacks

sport in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope

A hypocenter or hypocentre, also called ground zero or surface zero, is the point on the Earth's surface directly below a nuclear explosion, meteor air burst, or other mid-air explosion. In seismology, the hypocenter of an earthquake is its point of origin below ground; a synonym is the focus of an earthquake.

victory at an unsustainable cost

two or more states raising or creating tariffs or other trade barriers on each other in retaliation for other trade barriers

USA-led campaign against illegal drug use and trade

uncertainty experienced in military operations

Latin phrase coined by Thomas Hobbes

expert mounted archery while fleeing

fallacy of leading the evidence to a preconceived conclusion

informal, derogatory term for combatants

game theory scenario

situation in which an individual cannot or is incapable of avoiding a problem because of contradictory constraints or rules

legal doctrine regarding the defensive use of force within one's abode

situation where all parties are worse off

brutal peace imposed after war

type of informal fallacy

defense against a business takeover by threatening to dilute shares

the ahistorical comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany or Israelis to WWII Nazi Germans

metonymy for a victory with a drawback

unofficial name for legislation first introduced by U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964

slogan in United States politics

metaphoric phrase

parable in the Gospel of Thomas: “The kingdom […] is like a certain man who wanted to kill a powerful man. In his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he slew the powerful man.”

phrase from Ephesians in New Testament of The Bible

competition between coffee businesses for market share

rhetorical trope, used to manage a perceived societal problem

dispute about orthography of the Ukrainian language

metaphor

term used in reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of a crime or similar act, just short of being caught in flagrante delicto