a war of words

a long argument between two people or groups (often + between ) The war of words between the two rivals for the presidency continues to dominate the news bulletins. (often + over ) The article describes the war of words over acid rain.

See a battle of nerves

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kapil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Lizbeth	-	English
Elsa	EL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Bazza	BAZ-ə	English (British)
Goode	[gud]
Augusto	ow-GOOS-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese