tug of war

See also: tug-of-war

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʌɡ əv ˌwɔː(r)/
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Noun

tug of war (plural tugs of war or tug of wars)

  1. A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.
  2. (idiomatic) A dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back-and-forth dispute.

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