phrasal
: to engage in a hotly fought usually verbal and ideological struggle
go to the mat with those whose arguments do not seem to me to be sound or fair — Christian Century
phrasal
: to engage in a hotly fought usually verbal and ideological struggle
go to the mat with those whose arguments do not seem to me to be sound or fair — Christian Century
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012