also phony war
A ~ is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other or are in competition with each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting. (BRIT)
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also phony war
A ~ is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other or are in competition with each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting. (BRIT)
N-SING
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012