QUARREL


Meaning of QUARREL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ bitter , serious , violent

▪ family , internal , lovers'

▪ personal , private

▪ long-standing , old

VERB + QUARREL

▪ have

▪ pick , provoke

I don't want to pick a ~ with her.

▪ be involved in , become involved in , get involved in (all esp. BrE )

▪ make up ( BrE ), patch up ( BrE ), settle

QUARREL + VERB

▪ break out

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

a ~ about money

▪ ~ between

a ~ between family members

▪ ~ over

a ~ over the ownership of a piece of land

▪ ~ with

Our ~ is not with the people, but with their leader.

PHRASES

▪ have no ~ with sb/sth

We have no ~ with their plans, in fact we support them.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ bitterly , fiercely , violently (all esp. BrE )

PREPOSITION

▪ about , over

Companies always ~ about the exact terms of the agreement.

What did you two ~ about?

We tend to ~ over money. ( esp. BrE )

▪ with

I didn't want to ~ with Tyler over weekend plans.

Why must you always ~ with your sister? ( esp. BrE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .