come to blows

Idioms and Phrases

Begin to fight. For example, It hardly seems worth coming to blows over a dollar! Thomas Hobbes had it in Leviathan (1651): “Their controversie must either come to blowes, or be undecided.” This term is also put as fall to blows , especially in Britain. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

“We would sometimes come to blows,” Zack said.

From Los Angeles Times

“At that point in time,” Perry said, “I was out of my mind. I would do anything to win. There would be fights all of the time. We would come to blows.”

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, Liam told Logan Paul's podcast that things had almost come to blows.

From BBC

The nation’s southwestern islands, near China’s eastern coast, could be among the first hit if the U.S. and China come to blows over Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mexican gang has gained a foothold in Richmond, according to the attorney general, and could come to blows with international gang La Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, when the Sinaloa Cartel tries to set up shop in the Washington area.

From Washington Times