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surf and turf
fish and beef; lobster and beef. (A dinner serving incorporating both expensive seafood and an expensive cut of beef. Alludes to the sea and to the pasture. Fixed order.) Walter ordered the surf and turf, but Alice ordered only a tiny salad. No surf and turf for me. I want fish and fish alone.
See also: and, surf

a turf war  (American)
a fight or an argument to decide who controls an area or an activity The recent shootings in the city are part of a turf war between two competing gangs.
See also: war


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