He chose violence when he insulted his boss during the meeting.
choose violence
idiomTo disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.
Origin
first recorded 21st c.According to Know Your Meme, first used in the idiomatic sense in a tweet posted June 21, 2019 by @mtheadnothought: "azealia banks wakes up every morning and chooses violence tbh the dedication is outstanding", itself inspired by line of dialogue in the 2016 Game of Thrones episode "No One" (see I choose violence).
When she told her brother that his favorite movie was boring, she really chose violence.
By publicly mocking the professor's life work in front of his peers, the student clearly chose violence.
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choose one's fighter
To select something as one's preferred choice from a set of related things, people etc.
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choose up
To form (sides or teams), usually for a game, by having two individual players choose their teammates.
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I choose violence
Used to express that one is firmly committed to making one's own choice(s) regardless of disapproval from others.