to+start+a+quarrel

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• quarrel — I n. 1) to cause, lead to a quarrel (their political differences led to a bitter quarrel) 2) to have, pick, provoke, start a quarrel (he picked a quarrel with his neighbor) 3) to patch up, settle a quarrel 4) a bitter, furious, violent; long… …   Combinatory dictionary

• quarrel — 1 noun (C) 1 an angry argument, often about something that is not important (+ with): She got into a silly quarrel with the other children. (+ about/over): What was the quarrel all about? | pick a quarrel (with) (=deliberately start a quarrel):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• start something — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight. * /John is always starting something./ * /Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something./ Compare: MAKE SOMETHING OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

• start something — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight. * /John is always starting something./ * /Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something./ Compare: MAKE SOMETHING OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

• quarrel — quar|rel1 [ˈkwɔrəl US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] n especially BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: querele complaint , from Latin querela, from queri to complain ] 1.) an angry argument or disagreement ▪ I think they ve had a quarrel . quarrel with ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pick a quarrel — start a quarrel with someone on purpose I don t like her because she is always trying to pick a quarrel with others …   Idioms and examples

• start\ smth — v. phr. informal To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight. John is always starting something. Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something. Compare: make smth of …   Словарь американских идиом

• pick a quarrel — start a fight …   English contemporary dictionary

• pick a quarrel with someone — pick a fight/quarrel/with someone phrase to start a fight or argument with someone He seemed determined to pick a fight with everyone at work that day. Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• pick a fight/quarrel — to deliberately start a fight with someone Never pick a fight you can t win. She sometimes picked fights with other girls at school. • • • Main Entry: ↑pick …   Useful english dictionary

• pick a quarrel (with somebody) — pick a ˈfight/ˈquarrel (with sb) idiom to deliberately start a fight or an argument with sb • He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path. Main entry: ↑pickidiom …   Useful english dictionary