a shot across the / someone's bow(s)

The fine is a shot across the bow to an industry that thinks it can ignore the law.

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Recent Examples on the Web Germany’s far-right AfD was Monday celebrating a landmark win in a regional vote, sending a shot across the bows of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government a year ahead of national elections. — Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Europe, 2 Sep. 2024 If the aim was to fire a shot across the bow of U.S. trading partners, the tariffs worked. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019 Their brief is also a shot across the bow on Capitol Hill. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 June 2024 This is clearly a shot across the bow of Qualcomm, which has been touting its high TOPS measures in Snapdragon X, as well. — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for a shot across the/someone's bow(s)

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