brinkmanship
The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink…The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
» It's time to stop this brinkmanship.
Es ist an der Zeit, diesem Spiel mit dem Feuer Einhalt zu gebieten. — al_ex_an_der
Es ist Zeit, dieses Spiel mit dem Feuer zu beenden. — al_ex_an_der
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Examples
1 sentencesIt's time to stop this brinkmanship.
deEs ist an der Zeit, diesem Spiel mit dem Feuer Einhalt zu gebieten. — al_ex_an_der
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops stationed along their nations' shared border.
gewagtes Spiel, Hochrisikopolitik, Spiel mit dem Feuer
балансирование на граниbalansirovanije na grani, опасная играopasnaja igra, хождение по краюxoždenije po kraju
балансування над прірвоюbalansuvannja nad prirvoju, балансування на межіbalansuvannja na meži
- the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
Origin
From brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or specialFrom brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area).
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Forms
plural: brinkmanshipsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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