at sword's point

Also, at swords' points. Antagonistic, hostile, as in Father and son were at swords' points. Dating from the days when swords were used to settle quarrels, the idiom today generally signifies only a bitter quarrel.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eua	-	Biblical Greek
Orion	o-RIE-ən (English)	Greek Mythology
AscensiÓN	ah-then-SYON (Spanish), ah-sen-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Rowley	['rəuli]
Dotty	['dɔti]
Topias	TO-pee-ahs	Finnish