Idiom
cross swords
Meaning
To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I try not to cross swords with my neighbors.”
“The two managers often cross swords during meetings because they have very different ideas about the project.”
“Throughout the legislative session, the senator frequently crossed swords with his political rivals over the proposed budget reforms.”
Examples
simple
“I try not to cross swords with my neighbors.”
contextual
“The two managers often cross swords during meetings because they have very different ideas about the project.”
complex
“Throughout the legislative session, the senator frequently crossed swords with his political rivals over the proposed budget reforms.”
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