tug of war

US /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/
UK /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/
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1.

cabo de guerra

a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one team succeeds in pulling the other over a central line

:
The annual picnic always features a lively game of tug of war.
O piquenique anual sempre apresenta um animado jogo de cabo de guerra.
Our team won the tug of war by a narrow margin.
Nossa equipe venceu o cabo de guerra por uma margem estreita.
2.

cabo de guerra, disputa

a situation in which two opposing groups are trying to win or gain control of something

:
There's a constant tug of war between the marketing and sales departments.
Há um constante cabo de guerra entre os departamentos de marketing e vendas.
The budget negotiations turned into a real tug of war.
As negociações orçamentárias se transformaram em um verdadeiro cabo de guerra.