the battle lines are drawn

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something that you say when two arguing groups have discovered exactly what they disagree about, and are ready to fight each other The battle lines are drawn for the leadership contest.

See also: battle, drawn, line

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Ross and Morag leave, and the battle lines are drawn when Melody pursues Geoff and runs for school captain against Nicole. soaps: this week; home & away by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) And the battle lines are drawn when she demands a share of his fortune. Lusardi in Dale role by The Mirror (London, England) And the battle lines are drawn when she demands a share of his fortune. Lusardi in Emmerdale bombshell by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			That's the ticket! That's the way it goes That's the way the ball bounces That's the way the cookie crumbles That's too much! That's what I say that's why thaw out the [child, etc.] from hell the [first etc.] rung on the ladder the ABCs of the advantage of The age of miracles is past the air the alma mater the almighty dollar the answer to prayers the apple of eye the avant-garde the baby blues the balance of power the ball is in court the balloon goes up the bane of life the bare bones the battle lines are drawn the battle of the sexes the be-all and end-all the beau monde the beauty of the beginning of the end the best of both worlds the best of British the best of friends must part the best of the best the best of the lot the best thing since sliced bread the better part of the Bible Belt the big daddy the big picture the big time The bigger they are, the harder they fall The bird has flown the birds and the bees the biter bit the bitter fruits the black sheep The blind leading the blind the boot is on the other foot the bottom drops out of the market			The Barnacle Historic State Park The Barnum effect The Baroness Thatcher The Barrens The Barretts of Wimpole Street The Barrow Community Foundation The Bars of America The Base The Basement Crew The Basement Information Centre The Basic School The Bastard Machine The Bastard Operator from Hell The Bastards Have Landed The Bastille The Bastille The Bastille The Bat The Bat User Discussion List The Bat-Man The Bat-Man The Bat-Man The bathroom The bathroom The Batman The Batman The Batman The Battle at the Pass of Thermopylae The Battle Begins The Battle Hymn of the Republic the battle lines are drawn The Battle of Brunanburh The Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of D-Day The Battle of D-Day The Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden Field The battle of frogs and mice The battle of hastings The Battle of Jutland The Battle of Maldon The Battle of Maldon (poem) The Battle Of Naseby (1645) The Battle of Omdurman The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle Of Shiloh The battle of somme The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Sexes The Battle of the Skagerrak The Battle of the Somme The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Waterloo the Battle over Animal Research the Battle over Animal Research the Battle over Animal Research The Bauhaus The Bauhaus

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