slanging match

Brit a dispute in which insults and accusations are made by each party against the other

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slanging match

noun (Brit.) quarrel, row, argument, set-to (informal), barney (informal), spat, altercation, ding-dong, argy-bargy (Brit. informal), battle of words They conducted a public slanging match on television.

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scambio d'insulti

slanging match

n (Brit) → Wettschimpfen nt; they were having a slanging match → sie beschimpften sich um die Wette (inf)

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slanging match

[ˈslæŋɪŋˌmætʃ] n (Brit) (fam) → rissa verbale

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