almost ready to fight
when two people are very upset with each other
to be in a state of open hostility
when two people do not trust each other
to be prepared to fight someone or something (like another country)
at odds
in disagreement
fighting or quarreling
at each other’s throat
in conflict
The two schools have been at daggers drawn for months. Ever since they played in the championship game.
John and his father have been at daggers drawn for years. Nobody knows why they are so hostile towards each other.
The countries are at daggers drawn about the use of the canal that they share.
The two companies are at daggers drawn over the new software that is going to revolutionize their industry.
The two neighboring countries have several times been at daggers drawn over–extraction of the natural resources from the ocean.
There is no origin for this idiom
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