quarrel

  • 31quarrel — quarrel1 noun 1》 an angry argument or disagreement. 2》 a reason for disagreement. verb (quarrels, quarrelling, quarrelled; US quarrels, quarreling, quarreled) 1》 have a quarrel.     ↘(quarrel with) disagree with. 2》 …

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  • 32quarrel — [ˈkwɒrəl] noun [C] I an argument • have no quarrel with to have no reason for being unfriendly or for disagreeing with a person, idea, plan, or decision[/ex] II (present participle quarrelling; past tense and past participle quarrelled) verb [I]… …

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  • 33quarrel — noun see it takes two to make a quarrel the quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love verb see a bad workman blames his tools …

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  • 34quarrel — I quar•rel [[t]ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr [/t]] n. v. reled, rel•ing (esp. brit.) relled, rel•ling. 1) an angry dispute or altercation, often marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations 2) a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling …

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  • 35quarrel with one's bread and butter — To act in a way prejudicial to one s means of subsistence • • • Main Entry: ↑quarrel …

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  • 36quarrel with somebody — ˈquarrel with sb/sth derived to disagree with sb/sth • Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions. Main entry: ↑quarrelderived …

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  • 37quarrel with something — ˈquarrel with sb/sth derived to disagree with sb/sth • Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions. Main entry: ↑quarrelderived …

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  • 38quarrel noisily — index brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 39quarrel over — index contest, dispute (contest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 40quarrel with bread and butter — Bread and butter, here, indicate the means of one’s living. (That is why we say ‘he is the bread winner of the family’). If a sub ordinate in an organisation is quarrelsome or if he is not patient enough to bear the reprimand he deserves, gets… …

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