pissing war

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von pissing war im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory

A pissing contest

A (nonphysical) conflict of ideology

e's devoting too much psychic energy to an ideological pissing war with Monty Kipps. -- Joy Press, .

Silbentrennung

piss·ing war

Etymologie

() The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine.