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cross swords(verb, idiom, meet, attack)
5
come to blows(verb, idiom, fight, struggle)
5
exchange blows(verb, idiom, meet, attack)
5
have words(verb, idiom, oppose, fight)
4
bandy words
3
fall out(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
3
lock horns(verb, play, fight, challenge)
3
mix it up(idiom, meet, attack, fight)
3
set to(verb, oppose, fight, object)
3
wage war(verb, meet, attack, fight)
2
cope with(play, fight, challenge, face)
2
cut and thrust
2
go after(play, fight, challenge, face)
2
go for the gold(idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
have it out(idiom, argue, disagree, tangle)
2
in the hunt(idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
jockey for position(idiom, play, fight, challenge)
2
match strength(play, fight, challenge, face)
2
match wits(play, fight, challenge, face)
2
participate in(play, fight, challenge, face)
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