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Antonyms for big stick
Grammar : Noun |
Definition of big stick
- As in heavy hand : noun oppression
- As in iron hand : noun rigorous or stern control
- As in finesse : noun know-how, maneuver
- Instantly, each lad had armed himself with a big stick and had attacked him.
- Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
- He appeared right in front of us on the trail, flourishing a big stick.
- Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
- He had a big stick, and carried a large flat valise in one hand.
- Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton
- He could not see what Sarah saw—a figure, a spirit, clutching a big stick.
- Extract from : « Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends » by Gertrude Landa
- But Eagle-eye chased him with a big stick and drove him away from the spot.
- Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
- On top they say, is the governor with a big stick which he uses to thump his staff.
- Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet
- Who was going to come down when you was hitting at him with that big stick?
- Extract from : « Quicksilver » by George Manville Fenn
- I wish I had my big stick to stick into their backs, if they do come.
- Extract from : « The Cabin on the Prairie » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson
- By the bright flame which lit him up I could see that he carried a big stick in his hand.
- Extract from : « Nobody's Boy » by Hector Malot
- You are a fool because you lay in wait with a big stick to bang your enemy about the head.
- Extract from : « Wild Margaret » by Geraldine Fleming
Synonyms for big stick
- acumen
- adeptness
- adroitness
- artfulness
- artifice
- big stick
- bluff
- cleverness
- competence
- con
- control
- craft
- craftiness
- cunning
- delicacy
- diplomacy
- discernment
- discretion
- feint
- firm hand
- gimmick
- grift
- grip
- guile
- hard line
- heavy hand
- high hand
- iron boot
- iron fist
- iron hand
- iron rule
- jackboot
- mailed fist
- polish
- quickness
- racket
- run-around
- ruse
- savoir-faire
- savvy
- skill
- sophistication
- stratagem
- strong hand
- subtlety
- tact
- tight grasp
- tight hand
- tight rein
- tight ship
- trick
- wile
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