cut and thrust
US /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
UK /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
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치열한 공방, 격렬한 논쟁, 날카로운 설전
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.
그는 정치 토론의 치열한 공방을 즐긴다.
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The courtroom was filled with the cut and thrust of legal arguments.
법정은 법적 논쟁의 치열한 공방으로 가득 찼다.