tug of war
See also: tug-of-war
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈtʌɡ əv ˌwɔː(r)/
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Noun
edittug of war (plural tugs of war or tug of wars)
- 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.
- (idiomatic) A dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back-and-forth dispute.
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