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idiomswordsbeat/turn swords into ploughshares BrEBrEto change to a more peaceful life, getting rid of your weapons and using knowledge and machines of war to make things that improve people's lives:We shall develop a programme for converting weapon factories to peaceful production, changing our swords into ploughshares.cross swords (with)to argue with someone :Just a year earlier Harris had crossed swords with Charlton Heston on the set of 'Major Dundee' in Mexico.It isn't the first time he and Dan have crossed swords over his teaching methods.
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