trade insults/blows etc
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtrade insults/blows etctrade insults/blows etcEACH OTHERto insult or hit each other during an argument or fight → tradeExamples from the Corpustrade insults/blows etc• The two camps traded insults, moans and jeers, threatening occasionally to turn the proceedings into an intramural debate.• He was more than prepared to trade blows with the former circus act Benichou.