Phrase guide
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verb
To fight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, idiomatic
Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, broadly, idiomatic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the practice of ice hockey players of removing their heavy gloves before striking blows in fistfights.
