beat/turn swords into plowshares

beat/turn swords into plowshares
beat/turn swords into plowshares — see sword
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Main Entry:plowshare
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beat/turn swords into plowshares
literary : to stop fighting wars and begin to live peacefully
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Main Entry:sword

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