throw one's sword into the scale

throw one's sword into the scale
бросить меч на чашу весов, поддержать свои притязания силой оружия, решить спор силой оружия [так поступил галльский король Бреннус, когда побеждённые римляне при выплате контрибуции золотом пожаловались, что гири весов слишком тяжёлые]

But as he watched the smokes and flames of burning Europe month after month, the President came to certain general conclusions relative to the kind of settlement that ought to be made - long before he threw the American sword into the scales. (Ch. Beard and M. Beard, ‘The Rise of American Civilization’, ch. XXVIII) — Наблюдая из месяца в месяц пылающую Европу, президент Вильсон пришел к определенным выводам об урегулировании задолго до того, как решил бросить американский меч на чашу весов.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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