quarrel

quarrel
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noun
ADJECTIVE
bitter, serious, violent
family, internal, lovers'
personal, private
long-standing, old
VERB + QUARREL
have
pick, provoke

I don't want to pick a quarrel with her.

be involved in, become involved in, get involved in (all esp. BrE)
make up (BrE), patch up (BrE), settle
QUARREL + VERB
break out
PREPOSITION
quarrel about

a quarrel about money

quarrel between

a quarrel between family members

quarrel over

a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land

quarrel with

Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader.

PHRASES
have no quarrel with sb/sth

We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them.

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verb
ADVERB
bitterly, fiercely, violently (all esp. BrE)
PREPOSITION
about, over

Companies always quarrel about the exact terms of the agreement.

What did you two quarrel about?

We tend to quarrel over money. (esp. BrE)

with

I didn't want to quarrel with Tyler over weekend plans.

Why must you always quarrel with your sister? (esp. BrE)


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