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
Elihu	i-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)
Gage	[geidʒ]
Manolo	mah-NO-lo	Spanish
Georgene	jawr-JEEN, JAWR-jeen	English
Adlard	['æla:d]
Lalla	-	Literature