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knockdown-dragout

/ˈnɒk.daʊn ˈdræɡ.aʊt/

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adjective

/ˈnɒk.daʊn ˈdræɡ.aʊt/formalamericansportobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее американское прилагательное, описывающее яростную, необузданную и часто жестокую драку или спор.

An old-fashioned American English adjective describing a fierce, unrestrained, and often violent fight or argument.

  1. Extremely violent or intenseC1informalamerican

    Describes a fight, argument, or conflict that is very aggressive, prolonged, and physically or verbally brutal.

    ruЖестокий и ожесточенный

    • They had a knockdown-dragout fight in the parking lot.
    • The debate turned into a knockdown-dragout argument over policy.
    • It was a knockdown-dragout brawl that lasted for several minutes.

    Synonymsall-outbitterbloodybrutalferociouspitchedrelentlesssavagevicious