war of words



war of words

A lengthy argument characterized by verbal exchanges. The union boss got into a war of words with management over the unfair treatment of the workers.
See also: of, war, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elisaveta-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Marie['mɑ:ri(:)]
Faysal-Arabic
Whitaker['hwitəkə(r)]
NatNATEnglish
Sime-Macedonian