cut and thrust
US /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
UK /kʌt ænd θrʌst/
1.
bate-boca, discussão acalorada, embate de ideias
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.
Ele gosta do bate-boca do debate político.
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The courtroom was filled with the cut and thrust of legal arguments.
O tribunal estava cheio do bate-boca dos argumentos legais.