Passage of arms

"Passage of arms" in a Sentence (2 examples)

[S]he is the high standard of comparison among the neighbouring wives […], who in any domestic passages of arms habitually call upon their husbands to look at the difference between their position and Mrs. Snagsby’s[…].

The lieutenant in charge of the traffic is a rude little bully, and Antonio has a passage at arms with him.

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