war of words | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Aheatedexchangeofthreateningorinflammatorystatements.1891,Thomas Hardy, chapter 26, inTess of the d'Urbervilles:The young man much resented this directness of attack, and in thewar of wordswhich followed when they met he did not scruple publicly to insult Mr Clare, without respect for his gray hairs.1901,Gilbert Keith Chesterton, chapter 13, inThe Defendant:The lower classes live in a state of war, awar of words. Their readiness is the product of the same fiery individualism as the readiness of the old fighting oligarchs. Any cabman has to be ready with his tongue, as any gentleman of the last century had to be ready with his sword.2007February 22, Virginia Heffernan, “Television: No Sex, Please, We’re Engaged”, inNew York Times, retrieved9 August 2017:[T]hese two have brutal, contemptuouswars of words— the kind you might expect from divorcing 40-somethings.2022January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, inRAIL, number948, page 8:In awar of wordsthat has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."

Examples:

EN: I don't want to get caught up in a war of words with you.
ES: No quiero quedar atrapado en una guerra de palabras con usted.
EN: - I already won our little war of words.
ES: - Ya gané la batalla de palabras.
EN: The war of words between mayor bruce lincoln
ES: La guerra de palabras entre EL alcalde Bruce Lincoln
EN: Our grudge match escalated into a cold war of words.
ES: La revancha se convirtió en una Guerra Fría verbal.
EN: In addition to waging a war of words Marilyn continued her personal publicity campaign with pictures.
ES: Ademas de lanzar una guerra verbal prosiguió con fotos su campana publicitaria personal.
EN: We can take the highroad say we don't want it to disintegrate into a war of words.
ES: Tomaremos el camino directo. Dirás que no queremos una guerra de palabras.
EN: An embittered war of words and reputations broke out between England and France.
ES: Una guerra implacable de palabras y reputación surgió entre Inglaterra y Francia.
EN: Grandpa, you can't win a war of words against women. Your grandmother lived... this her whole life.
ES: Abu, no puedes ganarle a una mujer en una contienda verbal tu abuela ha sido así toda la vida
EN: Come on, twinie! At the Roadblock, the war of words continued between Ryan and the twins.
ES: Enelobstáculolos pleitos continuaron entre Ryan y las gemelas.
EN: Frankly, I wouldn't be here at all if my coffee machine hadn't been illegally appropriated after an unfortunate war of words with my superior.
ES: Francamente, no estaría aquí... si mi cafetera no hubiera sido apropiada ilegalmente... luego de una desafortunada guerra de palabras con mi superior.
EN: I had an unwilled war of words with you that day, but I'm happy beyond measure to know there's someone like you in the royal family.
ES: Ese día tuve una guerra reticente de palabras contigo, pero soy feliz de más allá de todo comparacion en poder conocer a alguien como tu de la familia real.
EN: An endless war of words is meaningless.
ES: No tiene sentido estar repitiendo el convencimiento por sí mismo.
EN: By that late stage of the conflict, the war of words had reached such evil extremes that few individuals beyond the Reich's borders were concerned about brained German babies or crucified German women.
ES: En la etapa final del conflicto, la guerra de palabras había llegado a tal malicioso extremo que pocos individuos más allá de la frontera del Reich, se preocupaban por bebés Alemanes con cerebros reventados o mujeres Alemanas crucificadas.
EN: The war of words between Krystof Kozlov and the Interior Ministry increased today with the author"s impending appeal against police brutality.
ES: La guerra de palabras entre Krystof Kozlov y el Ministerio del Interior... aumentó hoy con la inminente apelación del autor contra la brutalidad policial.
EN: ‐ Putin turned his anger on the US, blaming Hillary Clinton in a cold war of words.
ES: ‐ Putin dirigió su odio sobre los EEUU, culpando a Hillary Clinton en una guerra fría de palabras.

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