Come+to+blows
11come\ to\ blows — v. phr. To begin to fight. The two quarreling boys came to blows after school. The two countries came to blows because one wanted to be independent from the other …
12come to blows — begin to fight They almost came to blows when they were trying to fix the car …
13To come to blows — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
14Come to blows — start fighting …
15come to blows — Australian Slang start fighting …
16come to blows — go to battle, fight …
17come to blows — start fighting after a disagreement. → blown …
18come to blows — idi to begin to fight, esp. physically …
19To come to blows — Blow Blow, n. [OE. blaw, blowe; cf. OHG. bliuwan, pliuwan, to beat, G. bl[ a]uen, Goth. bliggwan.] 1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword. [1913 Webster] Well struck ! there was blow for… …
20Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
