come close to blows



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come close to blows

To nearly devolve into a physical fight. Shopping on Black Friday can be so frenetic and crazy that many customers come close to blows with one another!
See also: blow, close, come

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rowe[rəu]
Amulius-Roman Mythology
Judoc-Breton, Ancient Celtic
KennithKEN-ithEnglish
Ernestas-Lithuanian
Polinapah-LEE-nah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian