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Cross swords

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.
  2. 2
    To fight with someone; to duel.

    "I do not relish crossing swords with Pike's hook."

  3. 3
    To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone. idiomatic

    "You say that you do not see how you and I have crossed swords with the priests."

  4. 4
    For males, to urinate simultaneously such that the streams intersect. idiomatic, vulgar

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