"se battre comme des chiffonniers" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /sə ba.tʁə kɔm de ʃi.fɔ.nje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-se battre comme des chiffonniers.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to fight like dustbin-rakers”, or more loosely translated as “to argue like rag-gatherers”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to fight like dustbin-rakers}} “to fight like dustbin-rakers”, {{m-g|to argue like rag-gatherers}} “to argue like rag-gatherers”, {{lit|to fight like dustbin-rakers|to argue like rag-gatherers}} Literally, “to fight like dustbin-rakers”, or more loosely translated as “to argue like rag-gatherers” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} se battre comme des chiffonniers
  1. (simile, informal) to fight very violently Tags: informal Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-se_battre_comme_des_chiffonniers-fr-verb-cZvV2KZ7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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