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idiomit's handbags at ten paces BrEBrEa humorous expression used about a fight or argument in which neither side is very effective:Apparently, one of their players said something to one of ours and then it was handbags at ten paces until someone threw a punch.With Don and Steve it was handbags at ten paces all through the meeting.Note This idiom comes from the old custom of fighting duels, in which a man who was insulted or angered by another man arranged to fight him with guns or swords. In a duel with pistols (=guns), the men stood ten steps or 'paces' from each other when they fired.
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