swords Idioma
cross swords
Idiom(s): cross swords (with sb) (on sth)Theme: ARGUMENT
to enter into an argument with someone.
• I don’t want to cross swords with Tom on this matter.
• The last time we crossed swords, we had a terrible time.
Beat swords into ploughshares
If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')at swords' points|sword|swords|swords' points
adj. phr. Ready to start fighting; very much opposed to each; other hostile; quarreling. The dog's barking kept the Browns at swords' points with their neighbors for months. The mayor and the reporter were always at swords' points.cross swords|cross|swords
v. phr., literary To have an argument with; fight.
Often used with "with". Don't argue with the teacher; you're not old enough to cross swords with her.
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