Meaning of on the warpath | Babel Free
Equivalents
Español
en pie de guerra
Suomi
sotajalalla
Gaeilge
ar buile
Magyar
dühös
Português
em pé de guerra
Русский
на тропе́ войны́
Svenska
på krigsstigen
Examples
“Last⟳ year a committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America issued a report⟳ guardedly approving Birth Control⟳. […] [M]any Presbyterians heartily disapproved. Last⟳ week the Presbyterian General Assembly met in Denver with Philadelphia's Rev. H. McAllister Griffiths and a corps of Fundamentalists on the warpath.”
“Boating enthusiasts, walkers and others who enjoy⟳ relaxing by canals were on the warpath last⟳ night after British Waterways announced plans to cut⟳ 180 staff.”
“But BBC executives say⟳ they could never have⟳ predicted the latest programme to send⟳ Chinese officials on the warpath: the corporation's far-fetched spy drama Spooks.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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