come to blows

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現 非人称

(idiomatic) To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.

日本語の意味

怒りや対立が高じて、暴力沙汰、殴り合いに発展する / 口論などがエスカレートし、実際に戦闘状態になる

英語の意味

(idiomatic) To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.

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The argument over the inheritance grew so heated that the two brothers nearly came to blows.

遺産をめぐる口論が激化して、二人の兄弟は殴り合いにまでなりかけた。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.

I'll follow you, Floating Tom, into the Mingo camp, on such an arr'nd, and will strive to do my duty, should we come to blows; though, never having been tried in battle, I don't like to promise more than I may be able to perform.

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意味（2）

(impersonal) To degrade into a fight or physical conflict (in reference to an argument or to a situation of tension or antagonism).

They exchanged insults, without it coming to blows.

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comes to blows （ present singular third-person ）

coming to blows （ participle present ）

came to blows （ past ）

come to blows （ participle past ）