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
Blagun	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ilean	ie-LEEN	English (Rare)
Wigbrand	-	Ancient Germanic
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Andrius	-	Lithuanian
Herleifr	-	Ancient Scandinavian