Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
take up the cudgels against someone — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels against something — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
The Disasters of War — Plate 3: Lo mismo (The same). A man about to cut off the head of a soldier with an axe.[1] … Wikipedia
take up cudgels — pick up weapons, prepare to defend or attack We may have to take up cudgels against people who invent and spread viruses on the Internet … English idioms
István Werbőczy — or Stephen Werbőcz (also spelled Verbőczy; c. 1465 ndash; 1541) was a Hungarian jurist and statesman who first became known as a scholar and theologian of such eminence that he was appointed to accompany the emperor Charles V to Worms, to take up … Wikipedia
Edmund the Martyr — For the 13th century Archbishop, see St. Edmund of Abingdon. Infobox Monarch name =St Edmund the Martyr title =King of the East Angles caption =Detail from the Wilton Diptych. reign =25 December, 855 – 20 November, 869 coronation = othertitles =… … Wikipedia
Creative Circle — The Creative Circle (also known as The Advertising Creative Circle and The Advertising Creative Circle of Great Britain) is an educational awards body dedicated to creativity in British advertising, and the oldest advertising and marketing awards … Wikipedia
Attack — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Attack >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attack attack Sgm: N 1 assault assault assault and battery Sgm: N 1 onset onset onslaught charge GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 aggression aggression … English dictionary for students
attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… … English dictionary for students
cudgel — [[t]kʌ̱ʤ(ə)l[/t]] cudgels 1) N COUNT A cudgel is a thick, short stick that is used as a weapon. 2) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for/against n If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them. The trade… … English dictionary
