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Idiom a shouting match British, American & Australian, British & Australian an argument where people shout at each other.If your child says something rude or unpleasant to you, don't get into a shouting match with them, just leave the room.The debate turned into a slanging match.
shouting matchA bitter argument in which two or more people shout at one another, often simultaneously. At first I thought we were just going through a rough patch in our relationship, but lately it seems like every night Janet and I get into a shouting match with each other. It might be time to end things. a shouting match A shouting match is an angry and uncontrolled argument or discussion about something, usually involving shouting. For a moment I thought the meeting was going to become a shouting match. Plans to expand the forest in the Northwest have turned into a shouting match between the timber industry and the environmental community. |