"at daggers drawn" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

IPA: /æt ˌdæɡəz ˈdɹɔːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æt ˌdæɡəɹz ˈdɹɔn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-at daggers drawn.oga
Rhymes: -ɔːn Etymology: Probably a reference to people preparing to fight by drawing their daggers from their sheaths. Compare French à couteaux tirés (literally “at daggers drawn”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|à couteaux tirés|lit=at daggers drawn}} French à couteaux tirés (literally “at daggers drawn”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at daggers drawn, {{en-PP}} at daggers drawn
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly British) In a state of open hostility. Tags: British, idiomatic Synonyms: at daggers' points Related terms: at daggers' drawing, to daggers' drawing (english: at or to the point of fighting, quarrelling, or open hostility) [obsolete], at each other's throats, at loggerheads, the knives are out Translations (in a state of open hostility): 勢不兩立 (Chinese Mandarin), 势不两立 (shìbùliǎnglì) [idiomatic] (Chinese Mandarin), sotajalalla (Finnish), à couteaux tirés (French), z nożem w zębach (Polish), yn barod i ymladd (Welsh), ar daro (Welsh), am waed eich gilydd (Welsh), yn benben (Welsh)
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