No. 18,331 in Russian
штыках
"Штыках" is the prepositional plural form of "штык," meaning "bayonets" in English.
In a sentence
Он встретил новое предложение на штыках.
He met the new proposal with hostility.
The word 'штыках' is used metaphorically here, referring to hostility and resistance, as if confronting something with bayonets.
Солдаты были вооружены штыками для ближнего боя.
The soldiers were armed with bayonets for close combat.
The word 'штыках' is used in a literal context, referring to the physical bayonets attached to rifles.
Дискуссия прошла на штыках.
The discussion took place in a contentious manner.
Here, 'штыках' is used figuratively to signify a heated or adversarial tone in the discussion, similar to metaphorically clashing with bayonets.
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