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| resort to arms | |
| run a tilt | |
| set to(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, fight) | |
| shoot it out(idiom, oppose, fight, resist) | |
| sparring match(noun, action, fight, dispute) | |
| take all comers(idiom, meet, attack, challenge) | |
| take exception(argue, disagree, tangle, differ) | |
| take issue(verb, oppose, object, divide) | |
| take the field(idiom, meet, attack, challenge) | |
| take the field against(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, meet) | |
| take up the gauntlet(idiom, meet, attack, challenge) | |
| thrust and parry | |
| war of words | |
| watch over(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| armed struggle(conflict, discord, combat, battle) | |
| athletic event(struggle, race, rivalry) | |
| bad tempered(adjective, turbulent, belligerent, contentious) | |
| bang heads(verb, fight, try, conflict) | |
| bone of contention(idiom, dispute, disagreement, disputation) | |
| bone to pick(noun, idiom, dispute, struggle) |
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