a shouting match

shouting match

A bitter argument in which two or more people shout at one another, often simultaneously. At first I thought we were just going through a rough patch in our relationship, but lately it seems like every night Janet and I get into a shouting match with each other. It might be time to end things.

See also: match, shout

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a shouting match

A shouting match is an angry and uncontrolled argument or discussion about something, usually involving shouting. For a moment I thought the meeting was going to become a shouting match. Plans to expand the forest in the Northwest have turned into a shouting match between the timber industry and the environmental community.

See also: match, shout

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