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Come to blows Meaning in English

expression

ˈkəm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈbɫoʊz
KUHM tuh BLOHZ
kˈʌm/ /tˈuː/ /blˈəʊz
KUM tuh BLOHZ

释义

If two or more people come to blows, they start to fight physically, often after an argument or heated disagreement.

用法与细微差别

Informal and idiomatic; used for serious arguments escalating to physical fighting. Often found in news, conversation, or literature. Does not refer to minor disagreements—actual or near fights. Common collocations: "nearly come to blows," "almost came to blows."

例句

After arguing for hours, they came to blows.

basic

The two boys were about to come to blows at the playground.

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The meeting ended when the participants came to blows.

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Things got so heated that they almost came to blows over something silly.

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It's rare for coworkers to come to blows, but it happened in this office.

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We disagreed, but thankfully we didn't come to blows about it.

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