passage of arms
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Reported by Jay Branegan/Washington A disputed passage of arms Ronald Reagan's arms control negotiators face an immensely difficult task in trying to push their Soviet counterparts toward an agreement.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Don't forget, George," said Vyner, good humouredly, "that in any little passage of arms between you, you have the strong position, and hers is the weak one."
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James
He had remembered this little passage of arms, and had said no more.
From For the Major A Novelette by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
They all agreed, and so the matter dropped, not, however, before there had been a slight passage of arms between the carpenter and the cook.
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard
The play went into rehearsal, and the author had a passage of arms with Mademoiselle Mars, who took the part of Doña Sol.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
