enemy at the gates

Related
  • siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
  • invasionForcible entry into territory
  • battleArmed military engagement
  • warArmed struggle between groups
  • StalingradRenamed Soviet industrial city

sniper · defense · assault · fortress · walls · troops · besieged · Jude Law · Soviet · Wehrmacht · rubble · rifle · trenches · desperate · citadel · blockade · threshold · breach

Opposites
threat proximity

enemy at the gatesall clear

Signal danger has passed

coast is clear · out of the woods · safe and sound

security status

enemy at the gatessafe harbor

Protected place for vessels

secure perimeter · sanctuary · peacetime

relational stance

enemy at the gatesopen arms

Welcoming body language

peace envoy · warm reception · warm welcome

Familiarity
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