"argue like a married couple" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: argues like a married couple [present, singular, third-person], arguing like a married couple [participle, present], argued like a married couple [participle, past], argued like a married couple [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=argue like a married couple}} argue like a married couple (third-person singular simple present argues like a married couple, present participle arguing like a married couple, simple past and past participle argued like a married couple)
  1. (of two people) To argue frequently over petty or pointless disputes. Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: argue like an old married couple, bicker like a married couple, bicker like an old married couple, fight like a married couple, fight like an old married couple

Inflected forms

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