Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

adversarial adj
aggressor n
agitate v (ARGUE)
arguable adj
argue v (DISAGREE)
battlefield n (SUBJECT)
bicker v
circular adj
clash v (FIGHT)
conflict v (FIGHT)
conflicting adj
demur v
dicker v
differ v
disagree v
disputed adj, at dispute v
dissent n
dissent v
dissenter n
duelling n, at duel n
expostulate v
feud v
fight v
mano a mano n
mano a mano adv
piggy in the middle n
quarrel v
quibble v
row v
schism n
shadowbox v
slang v
spar v
split v (DIVIDE)
split n
tussle v (DISAGREE)
wrangle v, at wrangle n
dueling, at duel n
run/fall afoul of sth/sb
have a difference of opinion
strike a discordant note
take issue with sth
be at loggerheads (with sb)
be at variance with sb/sth
agree to differ idiom
argue the toss idiom
bandy words idiom
do battle idiom
I beg to differ/disagree idiom
(how much) do you want to bet? idiom
a bone of contention idiom
have a bone to pick with sb idiom
make a case for sth idiom
fight like cat and dog idiom
put/set the cat among the pigeons idiom
be on a collision course idiom
cross swords idiom
exchange words idiom
fall foul of sb idiom
the fat is in the fire idiom
the fur flies idiom
make the fur fly idiom
lock horns idiom
that's a matter of opinion idiom
mix it idiom
be at odds idiom

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 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

pick a fight/quarrel/argument idiom

settle a score idiom
slug it out idiom
sparks fly idiom
at each other's throats idiom
make out a case for sth, at make a case for sth idiom
set the fur flying, at make the fur fly idiom
mix it up, at mix it idiom

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