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Idle threat
Translation idle threat into russian
idle threat
His warning was just an idle threat; he had no intention of following through.
Его предупреждение было просто пустой угрозой; он не собирался её выполнять.
Definitions
An idle threat is a warning or promise of punishment that is not intended to be taken seriously or is unlikely to be carried out. It often serves as a means of intimidation without any real intention of following through.