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