knock-down, drag-out fight

knock-down, drag-out fight

a serious fight; a serious argument. Boy, they really had a knock-down, drag-out fight. Stop calling each other names, or you're going to end up with a real knock-down, drag-out fight.
See also: fight
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The couple went out on the roof terrace and had a knock-down, drag-out fight.
Reese & husband to split
The key to this achievement is Clinton's budget plan, which passed through Congress in 1993 only after a knock-down, drag-out fight led by the President--a fight won with only the votes of a fractious Democratic party, and against a vehement and united Republican front.
He's no Bill Clinton
But Eric got substantial visitation rights, which caused the subsequent knock-down, drag-out fight.
Hilary's Trial
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