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11Nine bows — Thutmosis III sphinx statuette, showing Pharaoh reclining on the Nine Bows. The front of the statuette uses the lapwing Rekhyt bird to say: all the people give praise , using the hieroglyphs, nb, for all, the lapwing, for the people, and the star …
12fire a shot across the bows — fire a shot across (someone s)/the bows slightly formal if you fire a shot across someone s bows, you do something in order to warn them that you will take strong action if they do not change their behaviour. Airline staff have fired a warning… …
13a shot across the bows — One thus directed so as to warn a ship off rather than damage it (often figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑shot * * * I a (warning) shot across the bows a statement or gesture intended to frighten someone into changing their course of action… …
14Buttons and Bows — is a popular song.The music was written by Jay Livingston, the lyrics by Ray Evans. The song was published in 1947. The song appeared in the Bob Hope movie The Paleface , and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a vocal selection… …
15a shot across the bows — Meaning A warning shot. Origin From the naval practise of firing a cannon shot across the bows of an opponent s ship to show them that you are capable of doing battle …
16b-bows — /ˈbi boʊz/ (say bee bohz) plural noun a type of hand shears with curved handles, used for shearing sheep. Also, bows …
17a shot across the bows — ► a shot across the bows a warning statement or gesture. Main Entry: ↑bow …
18(a) shot across the bows — a shot across the/sb s ˈbows idiom something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc. Main entry: ↑shotidiom …
19(a) shot across somebody's bows — a shot across the/sb s ˈbows idiom something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc. Main entry: ↑shotidiom …
20Buttons and bows — toes …
