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to give
sb
a piece of
one's
mind
/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ pˈiːs ʌv wˈʌnz mˈaɪnd/
phrase
to let someone know that their bad behavior made one annoyed or angry
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to get out of
one's
face
/ɡɛt ˌaʊɾəv wˈʌnz fˈeɪs/
phrase
to no longer bother someone and leave them alone
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to fight like cats and dogs
/fˈaɪt lˈaɪk kˈæts ænd dˈɑːɡz/
phrase
to continuously fight or argue over someone or something
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to come down on
sb
like a ton of bricks
/kˈʌm dˌaʊn ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː lˈaɪk ɐ tˈʌn ʌv bɹˈɪks/
phrase
to punish someone in a manner more violent or severe than they deserve
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bone of contention
/bˈoʊn ʌv kəntˈɛnʃən/
phrase
a subject over which people disagree
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to bite / snap
one's
head off
/bˈaɪt snˈæp wˈʌnz hˈɛd ˈɔf/
phrase
to angrily reply or react to someone
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at loggerheads
/æt lˈɔɡɚhˌɛdz/
phrase
in serious disagreement with someone
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at each other's throats
/æt ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚz θɹˈoʊts/
phrase
used when two or more people, groups, or organizations fight or disagree with one another
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at daggers drawn
/æt dˈæɡɚz dɹˈɔːn/
phrase
(of two people, groups, countries, etc.) in a state of conflict or hostility toward each other
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to chew
sb
up and spit
sb
out
/tʃjˈuː ˌɛsbˈiː ˌʌp ænd spˈɪt ˌɛsbˈiː ˈaʊt/
phrase
to completely defeat someone, leaving them feeling overwhelmed or powerless
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to bring the hammer down
/bɹˈɪŋ ðə hˈæmɚ dˈaʊn/
phrase
to criticize or punish someone very harshly
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to trade punches
/tɹˈeɪd pˈʌntʃᵻz/
phrase
to engage in a verbal conflict by exchanging criticisms, insults, etc.
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to talk trash
/tˈɔːk tɹˈæʃ/
phrase
to say offensive, criticizing, or rude things to someone, particularly one's opponent, to make them less confident
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enough is enough
/ɪnˈʌf ɪz ɪnˈʌf/
sentence
used to indicate that a situation has reached a point where it is no longer tolerable or acceptable, and it is time for it to stop or change
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on a collision course
/ˌɑːn ɐ kəlˈɪʒən kˈoːɹs/
phrase
in a situation that is likely to cause a disagreement or fight
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to put / set / throw the cat among the pigeons
/pˌʊt sˈɛt θɹˈoʊ ðə kˈæt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈɪdʒənz/
phrase
to do something that will become troublesome later on
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in the dog house
/ɪnðə dˈɑːɡ hˈaʊs/
phrase
in a situation in which someone is very upset or angry with one for having or not having done something
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to take / bring
sb
down a notch (or two)
/tˈeɪk bɹˈɪŋ ˌɛsbˈiː dˌaʊn ɐ nˈɑːtʃ ɔːɹ tˈuː/
phrase
to put down or humiliate a person who is too proud or self-righteous
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