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used for threatening someone
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Ways of threatening someone
or else
used for threatening someone
if someone isn’t careful
used for warning or threatening someone
just (you) wait (until/till)
used for telling someone that they will be in trouble if they do not stop behaving badly
do you want something?
used for threatening someone with something
don’t even think about/of doing something
used for telling someone that they must not do something
what’s your problem?
used for asking someone in a threatening way why they are behaving in a way that you do not like or approve of
(is that) understood?
used for emphasizing, especially in a threatening way, that someone should do what you are telling them
on/under pain of something
used for threatening someone
break someone’s neck
if someone says they will break your neck, they are threatening to hurt you very badly because they are angry with you
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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