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the gloves are off
idiom
used for saying that people or groups are ready to fight, argue, compete, etc. as hard as they can without showing any care or respect for each other:
We've played it by their rules so far, but now the gloves are off.
After a week of talks and rumours, the gloves are off over the disputed poll.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arguing & disagreeing
agent provocateur
alienate
alienated
argue with someone
argumentatively
bone
conflict
flame
hammer
lock hornsidiom
non-consensual
pick
piggy in the middle
provocateur
quarrel
quibble
says who?idiom
set someone against someone
the fur fliesidiom
throw
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