amongst
fight among yourselves/ourselves/themselves
To argue or bicker within a certain group of people. I have nothing to do with this, so you guys can fight among yourselves.
See also: among, fight, ourselves, themselves, yourselves
put the cat amongst the pigeons
To do or say something that is likely to cause alarm, controversy, or unrest among a lot of people. Primarily heard in UK. The prime minister's casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably put the cat amongst the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum. We didn't want to put the cat amongst the pigeons, so we decided not to mention the bomb threat until we knew for certain that it was legitimate.
See also: amongst, cat, pigeon, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fight amongst
or fight amongv.
To engage in mutual hostilities; squabble. Used reflexively: The siblings fought amongst themselves constantly. During our meetings, we always fight among ourselves.
See also: amongst, fight
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- fight among yourselves/ourselves/themselves
- fight amongst
- be first among equals
- choose among
- choose among (people or things)
- apportion
- apportion out
- apportion out among
- among
- puppy love