go to the mat vigorously engage in an argument or dispute, typically on behalf of a particular person or cause.
☞ The mat referred to is the thick mat in a gym on which wrestling is practised.
1924P. G. WodehouseLeave it to Psmith I…heard…you and Aunt Constance going to the mat about poor old Phyllis.
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