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
Erwann	-	Breton
Githa	-	English (Archaic)
Jochen	YO-khen	German
Riza	-	Turkish
Mayra	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Patricija	-	Slovene, Croatian