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词组 knock-down, drag-out
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idiomknock-down, drag-out AmEAmE(also knock down, drag out)Violent used about an argument, fight, etc when you want to emphasize that it was an extremely nasty one:On one occasion Margot said she and Mike had a knock-down, drag-out fight, but that was the only time he used violence.Amazingly, both sides went away feeling happier, after a knock down, drag out trial full of hostility.
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knock-down drag-out

Lengthy, intense, and contentious. Although the phrase uses terms related to a physical fight, it 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 battle 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 game, and it hasn't disappointed, with both sides relentlessly trying to gain an advantage.
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