come to blows

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Verb

1. (idiomatic) To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.
2. (impersonal) To degrade into a fight or physical conflict (in reference to an argument or to a situation of tension or antagonism).

   They exchanged insults, without it coming to blows.

Synonyms

• come to grips
• duke it out

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