The two neighbors are having a war of words over the fence.
war of words
idiomA heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.
The election campaign turned into a bitter war of words between the two candidates as they attacked each other's policies.
What began as a minor disagreement regarding the contract quickly escalated into a prolonged war of words that damaged the professional relationship between the two firms.
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empty words
Any type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.
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have words
To argue, to have an argument.
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man of few words
A man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.
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mark my words
Listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.
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mince words
To restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.
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mouth the words
To speak insincerely.
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or words to that effect
used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.
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pissing war
An immature dispute over some trivial matter.