break a lance

To engage in a competition, battle, or confrontation, usually with someone or something. The newly elected congresswoman broke a lance with the House of Representatives today on the issue of discrimination in business. The faction sought to break a lance with the government as a means of securing greater autonomy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Colombe	-	French
Alesha	ə-LEE-shə	English (Modern)
Vanna (1)	-	Italian
Winslow	['winzləu]
Thornton	['θɔ:ntən]
Ingolf	ING-gawlf (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German