bandy words

idiom

old-fashioned
: to say angry words in an argument : to argue
I don't want to bandy words with you.

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“Bandy words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandy%20words. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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