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go to war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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grapple with(verb, expression, attack, combat)
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hammer(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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hammer away(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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hammer away at(expression, idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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hash(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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have at each other(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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have it out(expression, idiom, argue, disagree, tangle)
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have words(verb, expression, dispute, argue, disagree)
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joust(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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jump(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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jump on(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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kick around(expression, consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
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meet(verb, attack, fight, dispute, challenge)
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object to(expression, argue, disagree, tangle, differ)
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oppose(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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oppugn(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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pick a bone(expression, idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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pick an argument(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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plead
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