idiomused for saying thatpeopleorgroupsarereadytofight,argue,compete, etc. as hard as they can withoutshowinganycareorrespectfor each other:We'veplayedit bytheirrulessofar, but now theglovesare off.After aweekoftalksandrumours, theglovesare off over thedisputedpoll.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesArguing & disagreeing
agent provocateur
alienate
alienated
alienation
argumentatively
as a matter of factphrase
bandy
bet
bone
conflict
dicker
differ
dissent
hammer
make the fur flyidiom
shadowbox
shadowboxing
tangle
tangle withsomeone
that's a matter of opinionidiom
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