screaming match
Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words
figurative; an argument with a lot of shouting
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Examples (10)
- The couple had a terrible screaming match last night.
- I could hear their screaming match from down the hall.
- Their disagreements often escalate into a screaming match.
- No one wins in a screaming match, everyone just gets hurt.
- He tried to avoid another screaming match with his boss.
- The children often engage in a screaming match over toys.
- After a heated discussion, it turned into a full-blown screaming match.
- She vowed never to get into a screaming match again.
- The neighbors were disturbed by the loud screaming match.
- It started as a debate but quickly devolved into a screaming match.