How to pronounce “blood in the water”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, or enhanced expectation of victory by the others.
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the result of a marine predator's attack.

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Similar Sounds

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