a difficult or competitive atmosphere or environment: the ~ of political debate. [orig. a fencing phr.]
→ cut
CUT AND THRUST
Meaning of CUT AND THRUST in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
a difficult or competitive atmosphere or environment: the ~ of political debate. [orig. a fencing phr.]
→ cut
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004