tug-of-love
Britishnoun
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As John gets more into music, his home life becomes a tug-of-love between two needy mother figures, Mimi and Julia.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012
Young, black and beautiful, Basquiat was acclaimed from the moment he appeared in SoHo; he was soon Madonna's lover, Warhol's collaborator—their joint works are dreadful—and a tug-of-love prodigy between galleries.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2010
In court, a vivid tug-of-love arose over a diamond-studded bracelet, worth millions, which Guitry had given his wife, then taken away after they separated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now he is two-and the point of contention in a tug-of-love between the mother and the family that raised him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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