tug-of-war

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtʌgəvˈwɔːr/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tug-of-war n
  1. a contest in which two people or teams pull opposite ends of a rope in an attempt to drag the opposition over a central line
  2. any hard struggle, esp between two equally matched factions
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