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
Condoleezza	kahn-də-LEE-zə	Various
Celestyna	tse-les-TIN-ah	Polish
Chus	CHOOS	Spanish
Isabella	ee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian
Kreskes	-	Biblical Greek
Anneka	-	English (Rare)