cut and thrust

US /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
UK /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
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tira y afloja, debate acalorado, intercambio de golpes verbales

a situation in which people compete strongly with each other and say clever or forceful things

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He enjoys the cut and thrust of political debate.
Disfruta del tira y afloja del debate político.
The courtroom was filled with the cut and thrust of legal arguments.
La sala del tribunal estaba llena del tira y afloja de los argumentos legales.