cross swords

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Estonian: mõõku ristama — used other than as an idiom
• Finnish: ristiä miekat — used other than as an idiom
• Dutch: de degens kruisen — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Finnish: mennä sukset ristiin jonkun kanssa — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• French: croiser le fer — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• French: se prendre de bec — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• German: die Klingen kreuzen — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Polish: kłócić się — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Spanish: entrar en liza — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Ukrainian: схре́щувати мечі́ (sxréščuvaty mečí) — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Ukrainian: схрести́ти мечі́ (sxrestýty mečí) — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Ukrainian: схре́щувати списи́ (sxréščuvaty spysý) — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Ukrainian: схрести́ти списи́ (sxrestýty spysý) — idiomatic: to have a dispute with someone
• Finnish: kusta ristiin — idiomatic, vulgar: to urinate such that the streams intersect
• Icelandic: pissa í kross — idiomatic, vulgar: to urinate such that the streams intersect
• Swedish: kissa i kors — idiomatic, vulgar: to urinate such that the streams intersect