with fire and sword meaning in English
剑与火
用火与剑, 用武力
用火与剑,用武力,用残酷的镇压手段
Examples
- The capitalists held on to their markets as an eagle holds on to its prey and throwing off their apostolic mask , defended their annexations with fire and sword
资本家像老鹰抓活食一样牢牢地把住他的市场,并且扯下了假仁假义的面具,用武力来保护他们所得的市场。