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
Garnett	['ga:nit]
Bianca	BYAHN-kah (Romanian)	Italian, Romanian
Griffith	-	Welsh
Patxi	-	Basque
Orson	AWR-sən	English
Hafza	-	Arabic