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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bernike	-	Biblical Greek
Liesel	LEE-zel	German
Svitlana	-	Ukrainian
Gervasio	jer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
ÉLisabeth	e-lee-za-BET	French
Draven	DRAY-ven	Popular Culture