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Meaning of "at daggers drawn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT DAGGERS DRAWN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT DAGGERS DRAWN

at anchor
at any cost
at any price
at any rate
at arm´s length
at bay
at best
at bottom
at close quarters
at cross-purposes
at death´s door
at ease
at every turn
at fault
at first blush
at first hand
at grade
at gunpoint
at hand
at hazard

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT DAGGERS DRAWN

airdrawn
banana prawn
brawn
cold-drawn
come the raw prawn
drawn
Dublin Bay prawn
fine-drawn
horse-drawn
indrawn
king prawn
overdrawn
prawn
redrawn
school prawn
the battle lines are drawn
thrawn
tiger prawn
wiredrawn
withdrawn

Synonyms and antonyms of at daggers drawn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AT DAGGERS DRAWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «at daggers drawn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of at daggers drawn

Translation of «at daggers drawn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT DAGGERS DRAWN

Find out the translation of at daggers drawn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at daggers drawn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at daggers drawn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剑拔弩张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encarnizado
570 millions of speakers

English

at daggers drawn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खंजर पर तैयार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على خلاف شديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на ножах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em punhais desenhada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টানা ডেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à couteaux tirés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada pinggang yang ditarik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bei Dolche gezogen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短剣で描画
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단검 에 그린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing daggers digambar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tại daggers rút ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவிந்து கிடந்தன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काढलेल्या खंजीरांवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hançerler çizilmiş olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ai ferri corti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rysowane na sztylety
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на ножах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la cuțite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στα μαχαίρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

by uitstaan ​​getrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vid dolkar dras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på dolker trukket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at daggers drawn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT DAGGERS DRAWN»

The term «at daggers drawn» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT DAGGERS DRAWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at daggers drawn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT DAGGERS DRAWN»

Discover the use of at daggers drawn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at daggers drawn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Peace at Daggers Drawn
Peter David Orr. his work constitutes an original piece of research and writing dedicated to relating the diplomatic initiatives (both official and unofficial, public and secret) that were intended to end or stop the spread of the Second World War in ...
Peter David Orr, 2005
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At Daggers Drawn
Margaret Mayo. Kiel flicked her an amused glance. 'I was simply waiting for the right woman to come along.' He smiled fondly at Terri. 'I knew the second I stopped to change your wheel that you were the one.' 'Me too,' whispered Terri shyly.
Margaret Mayo, 1986
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Miscellanea Slavica: To Honour the Memory of Jan M. Meijer
N.S. LESxOV'S AT DAGGERS DRAWN RECONSIDERED THOMAS EExMAN The history of Leskov's three novels on topical social themes , No Way Out ( Nekuda) , Cathedral Folk (Soborjane) and At Daggers Drawn (Na nozax) 1 , is rather ...
B. J. Amsenga, 1983
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An Historical Syntax of the English Language
1841 Thackeray, Sam. Titmarsh (London 1878) 124, She and they were at daggers drawn. | C1846 E. A. Poe, The Purloined Letter 190, It was all labour lost . \ Idem 186, The personage robbed. | Idem 200, a partisan of the lady concerned.
F. Th Visser, 1963
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The Tangled Web: A Life of Sir Richard Burton
A Life of Sir Richard Burton Jon R. Godsall. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO AT DAGGERS DRAWN Burton was to publish varying accounts about what Spcke is supposed to have done after they parted company at Aden. The earliest occurred in his ...
Jon R. Godsall, 2008
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Bond Men Made Free: Medieval Peasant Movements and the ...
However, most of the certainly Flemish names in this tax return are from Tower Hill, near the river.18 The London Flemings who were killed by the rebels may have been master weavers at daggers drawn with rival native master craftsmen.
Rodney Howard Hilton, 1988
7
An Unfinished Season: A Novel
She saw the logic and at the same time she saw the hilarity, her husband-to-be and her father at daggers drawn— her phrase, daggers drawn. She and her mother laughed about it but they didn't give up. Jo never gives up easily. Can't you ...
Ward Just, 2005
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The Lost Journal of Robyn Hood, Outlaw
In Robyn' s case this was made far worse by the persistence which had characterised his claim to his land in Wakefield, seized by my predecessor, no wonder the two had been at daggers drawn. After Henry' s untimely death ( though not from ...
David Stuart Ryan, 2013
9
Commissar and Mullah: Soviet-Muslim Policy from 1917 To 1924
Lenin was entirely correct in his perception that the Muslims, who “for decades were at daggers drawn,” had achieved at the Baku Congress “unprecedented, amazing, heart-lifting unanimity...despite their not understanding each other's ...
Glenn L. Roberts, 2007
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English ...
It was Murray and Gell who were so frequently at daggers drawn. And the daggers continued to be flashed from time to time, as slowly, imperceptibly slowly , the Dictionary got onto its feet. New schemes were implemented — bonuses to ...
Simon Winchester, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT DAGGERS DRAWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at daggers drawn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clue to Grammatical Blunders - a Review
Such expressions as 'chicken hearted', 'to clean the Augean stable', 'to call the tune', 'to be at daggers drawn', among so many others, were ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Lucknow Shias mediate between Saudi Arabia and Israel
Israel and Saudis have been at daggers drawn for decades, with Saudi Arabia leading the regional political and diplomatic boycott of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan Are at Daggers Drawn in All …
The first trailer of the film All Is Well features actors Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan as the bickering father and son who do not see eye to ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Controversy over death of politician
In 2011, Ajudua and Esewezie were at daggers drawn. While Mrs. Ajudua was the Accord Party candidate for Oshimili North Constituency, her ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
5
Why would the US spy on its allies? Because everyone does
Nor does a country have to be at daggers drawn with another to experience a divergence of national interest. Events may also result in the ... «CNN, Jun 15»
6
The Summer Reading List
... spent most of their interrelated, pre-war political lives at daggers drawn. Dobbs' quartet of novels is lighter, but nonetheless compelling, fare. «First Things, Jun 15»
7
Citizens register hopes and angst
Chandrakanta and Kalachan's peoples have lived mostly at daggers drawn in an environment of mutual distrust and suspicion ever since the ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
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APC crisis over National Assembly leadership deepens
Also, two factions of the APC were at daggers drawn in the House of Representatives yesterday over the choice of candidates to fill four vacant ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
9
Hole widens in poor quality school uniform issue
Even chief minister Virbhadra Singh and food and civil supplies minister GS Bali are at daggers drawn over registering an FIR on the issue. «Times of India, Jun 15»
10
True Detective, Series 2, Sky Atlantic
... at daggers drawn with her sister who's a recovering addict working as a porn actress, and enjoys rough sex and picking fights with bouncers. «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»

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