scuffle with

scuffle with (one)

To enter into a rough, disorderly fight or altercation with one. The bouncer threw him out for scuffling with other patrons of the bar. I scuffled with him for a bit over the money, but he managed to overpower me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scuffle with someone

to struggle or have a fight with someone. The two prisoners scuffled with each other a little till a guard came along and saw them. The cowboys scuffled with the deputies when they came out of the saloon.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • scuffle
  • scuffle with (one)
  • piles
  • piling
  • pile in
  • permit (one) in(to something or some place)
  • permit into
  • turf (one) out
  • pile into
  • pile into (something)
References in classic literature
In the meantime, we had no idea what to do to help the captain, nor any other thought but that he had got his death-hurt in the scuffle with the stranger.
Treasure Island
All of a sudden Robbers rushed upon them from their hiding-places, and in the scuffle with their owners, wounded with a sword the Mule carrying the treasure, which they greedily seized while taking no notice of the grain.
Fables
According to the police, the accused, Imran Sarof and his accomplice Malla alias Mohsin got involved in a verbal scuffle with the deceased, Rishi Agarwal and his friends who were celebrating a birthday party on the main road in Meerpur area.
Rajasthan: Police arrest 2 for murdering man after verbal scuffle
Reports said Muhammad Umar Ali had a scuffle with a suspect Azeem Shahzad after an altercation in the same village a few days ago.
College student killed by 'rivals'
The Straits Times reported that the fight broke out over Germany, about half-an-hour before the flight was to land at Schiphol airport, Netherlands. Dutch newspaper(https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2645227/man-door-het-lint-op-vlucht-naar-amsterdam) De Telegraaf quoted a cabin crew saying the man was involved in a scuffle with other passengers and crew members.
'Agressive' US Passenger Starts Fight On Flight, Fighter Jets Escort Plane
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday categorically denied that the young man behind scuffle with PTI MNA Hamidul Haq was prime minister's son.
'Man who scuffled with PTI MP was not PM's son'
UKIP leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe said medical experts have backed his claim that he was punched in a scuffle with fellow MEP Mike Hookem.
UKIP BUST-UP... 'IT WAS A PUNCH' BUT ANGRY MEP REJECTS CLAIM
He further said that one of his friends Adnan called him on May 5, 2016 to have game of snooker in G-12 where he had scuffle with him during the game.
Man alleges brother in-law in his murder bid
LAHORE -- Police in Lahore on Tuesday engaged in a scuffle with blind protesters, thwarting their attempt to enter an ongoing Punjab Assembly session to record a protest.
Police engage in scuffle with blind protesters outside Punjab Assembly
LAHORE -- A man suspected of murdering a minor boy was killed on Monday when he was hit by a single bullet during a scuffle with the police.
Man suspected of murdering boy killed
Summary: CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was injured in a scuffle with another inmate ...
Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah remains on ventilator and in deep coma: Doctors
He got into a scuffle with a man wearing a Christmas jumper.
BAD SANTA! Nuneaton police arrest Father Christmas for being drunk and disorderly after scuffle Santa arrested as reindeer and angel caught up in bother
"While they are there a youth, who has already been dealt with in the lower court, gets involved in a scuffle with another youth.
New Year brawl left man with epilepsy; BUT JUDGE TELLS HIM HE ONLY HAS HIMSELF TO BLAME
"There was a scuffle with a chap who went on the floor.
MUSLIMS IN PROTEST OVER 'MOCKING' FILM
Haifa -- PNN - Two Israeli soldiers were reported injured on Friday in the coastal city of Haifa in northern Israel after a scuffle with Palestinian youth.
Two Soldiers Injured In Haifa