at daggers drawn

Meaning

at daggers drawn

(UK) In a state of open hostility.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

arguing at odds at variance

Antonyms

united congruent concordant noncompetitive

Examples

He claimed that even when he was the Union home minister, Indira Gandhi had been hesitant to discuss Punjab affairs with him and had given a free hand to Chief Minister Darbara Singh. The two had always been at daggers drawn. Zail Singh

Words in the phrase

at daggers drawn

Close letter words and terms

at cross purposes with at cross-purposes at crossings at dark at dawn at day care