tug of war
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Tweet n. pl. tugs of war 1. Games A contest of strength in which two teams tug on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a dividing line. 2. A struggle for supremacy: a political tug of war between those in favor of the proposal and those against it. |
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