Local residents are at daggers drawn with the council over rubbish collection.
(often + with)The two countries have several times been at daggers drawn over the future of the island.
(often + over)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be (at) daggers drawn — british phrase if two people are at daggers drawn, they feel very angry towards each other She and her sister are at daggers drawn. Thesaurus: to disagree with someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: dagger … Useful english dictionary
at daggers drawn — phrasal also at daggers drawing or at daggers : at the point of fighting : openly hostile * * * at daggers drawn In a state of hostility • • • Main Entry: ↑dagger at daggers drawn … Useful english dictionary
at daggers drawn — If people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry and close to violence … The small dictionary of idiomes
at daggers drawn — ► at daggers drawn in bitter conflict. Main Entry: ↑dagger … English terms dictionary
be at daggers drawn — Brit. (of two people) be bitterly hostile towards each other. → dagger … English new terms dictionary
at daggers drawn — phrasal in a state of open hostility or conflict … New Collegiate Dictionary
at daggers drawn — with weapons unsheathed; on the verge of a conflict, at each others throats; in a state of tension … English contemporary dictionary
at daggers — phrasal see at daggers drawn … Useful english dictionary
at daggers drawing — phrasal see at daggers drawn … Useful english dictionary
Nikolai Leskov — Portrait of Leskov by Valentin Serov, 1894 Born February 16, 1831(1831 02 16) Oryol, Russia Died March 5, 1 … Wikipedia
