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Fight, either verbally or physically. For example, At every policy meeting the two vice-presidents crossed swords . This phrase alludes to the ancient form of combat using swords. Also see at sword's point .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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