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cross swords with

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cross swords with somebody
to argue with someone We don't always agree, in fact I've crossed swords with her several times at committee meetings.
See also: cross, sword


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Richard Hayler, general secretary, BGRB, replies: I don't want to cross swords with Chris, who I have a great deal of respect for, and I don't dispute the figures in his letter.
SKIPPER David Beckham can't wait to cross swords with former Manchester United mate Dwight Yorke when England take on Trinidad and Tobago.
The 22-year-old defender received his first taste of what it's like to cross swords with Scotland's big two when Rangers hammered the Jambos 4-0 at Tynecastle last month.
 
 
 
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