大打出手 (dà) — to engage in a fierce fight or brawl; (figuratively) to have a violent argument or conflict
Definition
A chengyu meaning to break into a violent brawl or free-for-all, used literally for physical fights and figuratively for heated verbal clashes. Often implies the conflict has escalated from words to blows or near-blows.
verb
to engage in a fierce fight or brawl(figuratively) to have a violent argument or conflict
Examples
- 大打出手。Nà liǎng gè rén yīn wèi yì diǎn xiǎo shì jiù dà.Those two people got into a fight over a small matter.
- 大打出手，。Huì yì shàng shuāng fāng dà, zhēng lùn dé fēi cháng jī liè.The two sides had a fierce argument at the meeting.
- 大打出手，。Diàn yǐng lǐ de dǎ dòu chǎng miàn zhēn shì dà, fēi cháng jīng cǎi.The fight scenes in the movie were a real free-for-all, very exciting.
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