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    Idiom: Beat One's Swords Into Ploughshares

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    From Isaiah 2:4 of the Bible.

    How to pronounce "beat one's swords into ploughshares":

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    To refrain from destructive military or paramilitary acts (war, terrorism, etc.) and put energy and resources to peaceful ends that would otherwise go to violence.

    To convert military technologies to peaceful civilian applications.

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