slanging match
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“He has rightly avoided getting into a slanging match against Harry and Meghan,” said Vernon Bogdanor, a professor of government at King’s College London, who has written about the constitutional role of the monarchy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
One member succeeded in getting Zak temporarily blocked from the forum on 5 March for a slanging match that culminated in the Russian calling him a “crook”.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2019
In the past big brands might have tried to stay as far away as possible from a very public slanging match between celebrities.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2016
But this year that descended into a slanging match between China and its critics.
From Economist ● Aug. 14, 2014
She went direct for that coalheaver, and thereupon ensued a slanging match the memory of which sends a trill of admiration through me even to this day.
From John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
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