pissing war

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Определение pissing war в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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, .

Расстановка переносов

piss·ing war

Этимология

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