English Explanatory Dictionary

come to blows

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.
  2. To degrade into a fight or physical conflict (in reference to an argument or to a situation of tension or antagonism).

Pronunciation

en-au-come to blows.ogg

Word forms

come to blows comes to blows coming to blows came to blows

Synonyms

come to grips duke it out

Related words

throw hands
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