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at swords' points. Antagonistic, hostile, as in Father and son were at swords' points. Dating from the days when swords were used to settle quarrels, the idiom today generally signifies only a bitter quarrel.
at sword's point
| Idioms: at sword's point |
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Mentioned in
- sword (Idiom)
- cross swords (Idiom)
- point (Idiom)
- At Sword's Point (1951 Adventure Film)
- Joseph Hoffman (Writer, Comedy/Drama)
- The 5th Musketeer (1977 Adventure Film)
- Alexandre Dumas (Actor, Adventure)
- Peter Miles (child actor)
- Dewey Robinson
- Katherine Kurtz
- D'Artagnan
- The Three Musketeers (film)
- Robert Douglas (actor)
- Swashbuckler films
