a battle of wits

A competition in which opponents attempt to gain victory or an advantage over each other using their intelligence. The two young geniuses entered into a battle of wits as they competed for first place in the national trivia championship. As each candidate tried to defend his stance on the hot-button issue, a battle of wits began as they each produced seemingly endless lists of statistics to support their views.

a battle of wits

a situation in which two people or groups try to defeat each other by using their intelligence (often + between ) It appears that the battle of wits between the two negotiating teams is set to continue for some time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Goretti	-	Various
BartŁOmiej	bahr-TWAWM-yay	Polish
Pekka	PEK-kah	Finnish
Zekİ	-	Turkish
Ridvan	-	Turkish
Manola	mah-NO-lah	Spanish