dust-up

British  

noun

1. a quarrel, fight, or argument

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verb

1. (tr, adverb) to attack or assault (someone)

Example Sentences

That dust-up was a couple of weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The viral dust-up is helping McDonald’s where it counts—at the cash register.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the primary earned even more national attention last week amid a dust-up between late-night host Stephen Colbert and CBS lawyers over the airing of a Talarico interview.

From Slate

After the latest dust-up between Kushner and the foreign ministry, Barrot said he would no longer be allowed to meet with French government officials—until he comes to a meeting at the ministry.

From The Wall Street Journal

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss this week’s dust-up between Stephen Colbert and CBS amid FCC threats over an interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico.

From Slate