Don’t mess with ... and don’t test ...

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Odessa Dawn

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Compare that to Ronald Reagan’s reaction when Col. Qaddafi bombed a Berlin nightclub frequented by American servicemen in 1986. American soldiers were died and injured as a result. Reagan’s reaction? He bombed Qaddafi’s compound a week later. Qaddafi escaped injury, but he got the point. Don’t mess with America.


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Don’t mess with America and don’t test America are different expressions with same meaning, aren’t they?


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Though they are similar in meaning, I don't think I'd ever use "Don't test America" instead of "Don't mess with America".
 
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