Them's fighting words!

them's fighting words

cliché What was said warrants a fight or confrontation. "Fighting" is often rendered as "fightin'" for colloquial or ironic effect. A: "Your dad was a sissy!" B: "Them's fightin' words, pal—I'm gonna knock your block off!" But to suggest that our nation should bend to the will of another, well, them's fighting words around these parts.

Them's fighting words!

Rur. What you just said will lead to a fight. (Said as a threat.) I heard what you said about my brother, and them's fighting words. Put up your dukes. Them's fighting words!

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释义	Them's fighting words! them's fighting words cliché What was said warrants a fight or confrontation. "Fighting" is often rendered as "fightin'" for colloquial or ironic effect. A: "Your dad was a sissy!" B: "Them's fightin' words, pal—I'm gonna knock your block off!" But to suggest that our nation should bend to the will of another, well, them's fighting words around these parts. See also: fight, word Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Them's fighting words! Rur. What you just said will lead to a fight. (Said as a threat.) I heard what you said about my brother, and them's fighting words. Put up your dukes. Them's fighting words! See also: fight McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! trouble in paradise be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true) customer is always right customer is always right, the the customer is always right do not try this at home a sight to behold (it's) (all) Greek to me Greek to me References in periodicals archive Them's fighting words! The owner of an upcoming boutique Gowanus hotel has opened up to the Brooklyn Paper about his new product, and took the opportunity to make a few public jabs at his soon-to-be rivals. New Gowanus hotel revs up for rivalry
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