bandy with

bandy with

To argue or otherwise exchange views with someone. You can bandy with him all you want, but I doubt you'll ever reach an agreement.
See also: bandy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bandy with someone

to argue [with someone]; to argue by "playing catch with words." (Bandy means to toss or hit something back and forth.) Why are you bandying with me? She has been bandied with enough. Give her a straight answer.
See also: bandy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • bandy around
  • bandy
  • bandy about
  • feud
  • feud about (someone or something)
  • feud with (someone)
  • feud with (someone) over (someone or something)
  • feud with (someone) about (someone or something)
  • argue
  • argue into doing