a knock-down, drag-out fight

A fight, argument, or conflict that is lengthy, intense, and contentious. The phrase usually refers to non-physical quarrels, or athletic contests, but not actual violence. This meeting is shaping up to be a knock-down, drag-out fight between the two rival executives, who have each been trying to recruit allies. We knew from the beginning that this was going to be a knock-down, drag-out fight, and it hasn't disappointed, with both sides relentlessly trying to gain an advantage.

knock-down, drag-out fight

a serious fight; a serious argument. Boy, they really had a knock-down, drag-out fight. Stop calling each other names, or you're going to end up with a real knock-down, drag-out fight.

a knock-down, drag-out fight

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A knock-down, drag-out fight is a very serious, emotional and often violent fight or argument. This year, nobody wanted another knock-down, drag-out fight over the state budget. You shouldn't engage in knock-down drag-out fights in front of your children. Note: This expression refers to a type of boxing match in which a fighter who had been knocked down was dragged out of the ring and replaced by another contestant.

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释义	a knock-down, drag-out fight a knock-down, drag-out fight A fight, argument, or conflict that is lengthy, intense, and contentious. The phrase usually refers to non-physical quarrels, or athletic contests, but not actual violence. This meeting is shaping up to be a knock-down, drag-out fight between the two rival executives, who have each been trying to recruit allies. We knew from the beginning that this was going to be a knock-down, drag-out fight, and it hasn't disappointed, with both sides relentlessly trying to gain an advantage. See also: fight Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. knock-down, drag-out fight a serious fight; a serious argument. Boy, they really had a knock-down, drag-out fight. Stop calling each other names, or you're going to end up with a real knock-down, drag-out fight. See also: fight McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. a knock-down, drag-out fight AMERICAN A knock-down, drag-out fight is a very serious, emotional and often violent fight or argument. This year, nobody wanted another knock-down, drag-out fight over the state budget. You shouldn't engage in knock-down drag-out fights in front of your children. Note: This expression refers to a type of boxing match in which a fighter who had been knocked down was dragged out of the ring and replaced by another contestant. See also: fight Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: knock-down, drag-out fight knock-down drag-out non compos non compos (mentis) non compos poopoo poopoo rocking horse manure rocking-horse manure food desert get a ribbing (from someone) References in periodicals archive Harrisburg and Nashville girls squared off for the third time in as many years in a heavyweight fight that much like the other two battles were a knock-down, drag-out fight. A Stinging Loss Hornettes mount second half comeback to beat Harrisburg in Red Bud Sectional semifinals The couple went out on the roof terrace and had a knock-down, drag-out fight." Reese & husband to split The key to this achievement is Clinton's budget plan, which passed through Congress in 1993 only after a knock-down, drag-out fight led by the President--a fight won with only the votes of a fractious Democratic party, and against a vehement and united Republican front. He's no Bill Clinton
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