tug of love

tug of love
A dispute concerning which of two separated parents should have custody of one or more children.

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  • tug-of-love — tug of loveˈ noun A dispute over the guardianship of a child, eg between divorced parents, or natural and foster parents (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑tug * * * tug of love UK US noun [singular] british mainly journalism a disagreement… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tug of love — ˌtug of ˈlove f6 [tug of love] noun singular (BrE, informal) a situation in which a child s parents are divorced or no longer living …   Useful english dictionary

  • tug of love — n [singular] BrE a situation in which parents who have separated from each other fight over who is going to have the children used especially in newspaper reports …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tug-of-love — noun singular BRITISH MAINLY JOURNALISM a disagreement between parents who are divorced or living separately about who their child should live with …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tug-of-love — N SING: usu N n Journalists sometimes use tug of love to refer to a situation in which the parents of a child are divorced and one of the parents tries to get the child from the other, for example by taking him or her illegally. [BRIT] A mother… …   English dictionary

  • tug of love — noun Brit. informal a dispute over the custody of a child …   English new terms dictionary

  • tug-of-love — UK / US noun [singular] British mainly journalism a disagreement between parents who are divorced or living separately about who their child should live with …   English dictionary

  • tug — v. & n. v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it from my grasp; tugged at my sleeve). 2 tr. tow (a ship etc.) by means of a tugboat. n. 1 a hard, violent, or jerky pull (gave a tug on the rope). 2 a …   Useful english dictionary

  • love — [[t]lʌ̱v[/t]] ♦ loves, loving, loved 1) VERB If you love someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you. [V n] Oh, Amy, I love you... [V n] We love each other. We want to spend our lives together …   English dictionary

  • Tug Jobs — ist eine US amerikanische Pornofilmreihe, die von der Produktionsfirma Bang Bros auf DVD veröffentlicht wird. Seit 2004 wurden über 20 Folgen der Reihe gedreht. Die Reihe zählt zu den bekanntesten des Genres Handjob und zeigt Darstellerinnen bei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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