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apron stringA symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).Rate it:

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bite one's lipTo forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.Rate it:

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come to termsTo reach an agreement or settle a dispute.Rate it:

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keep houseTo take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.Rate it:

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dicksize warA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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pissing contestAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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at sixes and sevensIn a state of dispute or disagreement.Rate it:

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iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).Rate it:

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animalia quae nobiscum degunt (Plin. 8. 40)domestic animals.Rate it:

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brick and mortarBuildings, especially domestic housing.Rate it:

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calling cardExcrement, especially of a domestic animal.Rate it:

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controversiam sedare, dirimere, componere, tollereto put an end to, settle a dispute.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.Rate it:

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doTo work as a domestic servant.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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le torchon brûleUne dispute violente éclate entre deux proches.Rate it:

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lites componere (Verg. Ecl. 3. 108)to arrange a dispute (by arbitration).Rate it:

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make peaceTo settle a dispute or disagreement.Rate it:

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pissing matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing warAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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quarrel outTo dispute by arguing; to hash out or battle out an issue.Rate it:

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quarrel withTo dispute.Rate it:

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shitting matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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smoking gunEvidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.Rate it:

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stage of the gameA point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.Rate it:

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stuffFurniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.Rate it:

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the handbags come outA row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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turf warA dispute over territory between rival gangs.Rate it:

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