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handbags at ten paces
a conflict that, despite its potential for violent confrontation, comes to nothing more than posturing UK The number of paces may vary.- Then a scuffle broke out between Brentford’s Bates and Albion’s Bradely. “Handbags at 10 paces,” said Bobby Gould, Albion’s manager, with a glint in his eye. — The Guardian, 21 October 1991
- At the crossroads it’s handbags at thirty paces, with the police firmly implanted in the middle of the two mobs. — Martin King and Martin Knight, The Naughty Nineties, p. 66, 1999
- Mind you, it wasn’t much more explosive than handbags at 30 paces. — Sunday Mirror, p. 55, 31 January 1999
- — Susie Dent, The Language Report, p. 81, 2003
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