tussle with

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tussle with someone or something

1. to struggle or battle with someone or something. Tim tussled with Roger for a while, and then they made peace. I tussled with the trunk, trying to get it into the attic.

2. Fig. to argue or contend with someone, a group, or something. (Fig. on {2}.) I tussled with my conscience all night. We tussled with the committee and won our point.

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Byline: By FRANCIS MOONEY DROMORE'S young fullback Cathal McCarron is braced for another mighty tussle with Benny Coulter at Pairc Esler on Sunday. Mac out to keep his Coul by The Mirror (London, England) Peterborough keeper Mark Tyler is out of the tussle with Lincoln due to an ankle injury. Football: Wrexham injuries continue to pile up; WEEKEND FOOTBALL ... by The Racing Post (London, England) The Bears will return to Scarborough for a championship tussle with Yorkshire in late August. Cricket: Warwicks in chance to heal the Scars by Birmingham Mail (England)			turn the page turn the tables turn the tables on turn the tide turn thumbs down turn thumbs up turn to turn to advantage turn to dust turn to good account turn toward turn turtle turn under turn up turn up like a bad penny turn up the heat turn up toes turn upside down turn water off turn your stomach Turnabout is fair play turned off turning turning point turnip tussle with tweak off twelve good men and true twice twiddle twiddle thumbs twiddle with twilight twilight years twine around twinkle twinkle with twist twist arm twist around twist around little finger twist in the wind twist into twist of fate twist off twist out of twist the knife twist up twist words twixt two			Tussey Mountain Alpine Racing Team Tussi-12 Tussicular Tussie mussie Tussie mussies tussie-mussie Tussie-mussies tussigenic Tussilago Tussilago Tussilago alpina Tussilago farfara Tussilago farfara Tussilago farfara Tussilago fragrans Tussilago petasites Tussionex tussis tussis tussis tussive tussive tussive fremitus tussive fremitus tussive syncope tussive syncope tussive syncope tussle tussle tussle tussle with tussled tussled tussles tussles tussling tussling tussock tussock tussock bellflower tussock caterpillar Tussock grass tussock grasses tussock moth tussock moth Tussock moths Tussock moths Tussocks Tussocks tussocky tussocky tussore tussore silk Tussuck tussur TUST TUST TUST TUST Tustin Tustin

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