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
Nalini	-	Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Ellis	['elis]
Hannes	HAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)	German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
Alister	-	Scottish
Innes	-	Scottish
Ketut	-	Indonesian, Balinese