Cut-and-thrust Definition

kut'nthrust
noun
A lively, aggressive manner.
The cut-and-thrust of partisan politics.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic) A vehement argument.
He never got used to the cut-and-thrust of political debate.
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Cut-and-thrust Sentence Examples

  • I enjoyed the intellectual cut-and-thrust of the office, the thrill of live broadcasting, and the diversity of the subjects we covered.

  • Where is the country's champion, the Moore of Moore Hill, to meet him at the Deep Cut and thrust an avenging lance between the ribs of the bloated pest?

  • The cut and thrust of debate and development has covered everything from pay to targets, from assessment success to merging inspectorates.

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