Proverb: Speak softly and carry a big stick

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, April 29, 2022. Speak softly and carry a big stick: Speak softly and carry a big stick means to talk softly and politely, be willing to negotiate, but always have power backing you up. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SpeakSoftlyCarryBigStick Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below are (NUMBER) terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you. Sabre-rattling: Sabre-rattling is openly and loudly threatening to use force to intimidate your enemies. Often, it's all talk and no action. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SabreRattling Soft power: A country uses its soft power or cultural and economic power and influence to convince other countries to do what you want them to do. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SoftPower