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carry on war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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exchange blows(verb, expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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fight(verb, struggle, engage, clash, box)
2
flare up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack)
2
take all comers(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
2
take up the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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altercate(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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assault(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
attack(verb, meet, dispute, challenge, struggle)
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battle(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
1
bear arms(verb, expression, meet, attack, dispute)
1
bicker(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
box(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
brawl(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
buck(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
challenge(verb, meet, attack, dispute, struggle)
1
clash(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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contend(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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