Blows
61come to blows — If two or more people come to blows, they start to fight. The debate was so intense that the participants almost came to blows …
62come to blows — to have a fight or a serious argument with someone. Demonstrators nearly came to blows with the police during the march. It seems increasingly unlikely that the two countries will come to blows over this latest territorial dispute (often + over) …
63come to blows — if two people come to blows, they start hitting each other It sounded as if they were about to come to blows …
64it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) — it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) spoken phrase used for saying that even when something bad happens, someone will get an advantage from it Thesaurus: partly good and partly badsynonym Main entry: ill wind * * * it s an ˌill ˈwind… …
65trade blows — trade blows/insults/ phrase if people trade blows or insults, they hit or insult each other The couple frequently argue and trade insults. Thesaurus: to fight physicallysynonym to insult or offend someonesynonym …
66come to blows (over something) — come to ˈblows (over sth) idiom to start fighting because of sth • We almost came to blows over what colour the new carpet should be. Main entry: ↑blowidiom …
67how the wind blows — See: WAY THE WIND BLOWS …
68it is an ill wind that blows nobody good — No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. A proverb. * /When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It s an ill wind that blows nobody good./ …
69how the wind blows — See: WAY THE WIND BLOWS …
70it is an ill wind that blows nobody good — No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. A proverb. * /When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It s an ill wind that blows nobody good./ …