| 释义 |
at sword's point at swords' pointsCombative, quarrelsome, or belligerent. I'm not surprised that those two are arguing already—they're always at swords' points.See also: pointat sword's pointAlso, at swords' points. Antagonistic, hostile, as in Father and son were at swords' points. Dating from the days when swords were used to settle quarrels, the idiom today generally signifies only a bitter quarrel. See also: point |