Idiom
bun fight
Meaning
A debate or disagreement, usually with several parties involved, often political in nature.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The meeting turned into a real bun fight.”
“The committee meeting became a total bun fight when everyone started arguing about the new budget proposal.”
“What began as a civil discussion regarding the zoning laws quickly devolved into a chaotic bun fight among the local council members.”
Examples
simple
“The meeting turned into a real bun fight.”
contextual
“The committee meeting became a total bun fight when everyone started arguing about the new budget proposal.”
complex
“What began as a civil discussion regarding the zoning laws quickly devolved into a chaotic bun fight among the local council members.”
Origin
From bun + fight.
Key words
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