| 词汇 | a scarborough warning |
| 词源 | a Scarborough warning. To strike someone first and warn him about his behavior afterward. The expression dates back to 1557, when Thomas Stafford captured Scarborough Castle in Yorkshire and then ordered all the inhabitants to leave the town. |
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