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Idiom: Beat swords into ploughshares

Idiom Definition for 'Beat swords into ploughshares'

Meaning:

If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')

Category:

War and conflict

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