The lawsuit is a shot across the bow to businesses that are competing unfairly.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
shot across the bow — A shot across the bow is a warning to tell someone to stop doing something or face very serious consequences … The small dictionary of idiomes
shot across the bow — A warning, to warn. ► “The lawsuit, she says, is a ‘shot across the bow’ to municipalities using illegal means to keep out competitors, which ‘seems to be a much more common practice than we were aware of.’ ” (Wall Street Journal, June 3, 1996 … American business jargon
shot across the bow — A shot across the bow is a warning to tell someone to stop doing something or face very serious consequences. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
a shot across the/someone's bow — a shot across the/someone s bow(s) : a warning to not do something or to stop doing something The fine is a shot across the bow to an industry that thinks it can ignore the law. • • • Main Entry: ↑shot … Useful english dictionary
a shot across the/someone's bows — a shot across the/someone s bow(s) : a warning to not do something or to stop doing something The fine is a shot across the bow to an industry that thinks it can ignore the law. • • • Main Entry: ↑shot … Useful english dictionary
shoot across the bow — A warning, to warn. ► “The lawsuit, she says, is a ‘shot across the bow’ to municipalities using illegal means to keep out competitors, which ‘seems to be a much more common practice than we were aware of.’ ” (Wall Street Journal, June 3, 1996 … American business jargon
a 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… … Useful english dictionary
a shot across the bows — ► a shot across the bows a warning statement or gesture. Main Entry: ↑bow … English terms dictionary
a shot across the bows — a warning statement or gesture. → bow out … English new terms dictionary
bow — Ⅰ. bow [1] ► NOUN 1) a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2) a weapon for shooting arrows, made of curved wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3) a rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing some stringed… … English terms dictionary
