Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
phrase
A row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic, rare
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined c. March 2nd, 2004 by Jeremy St. Louis on the radio show Fox Sports World Report. Derives from women hitting each other with handbags during a catfight; compare earlier handbags, handbags at dawn.
