I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
or knock-down, drag-out ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
Etymology: knock down + and + drag out, v.
: marked by extreme violence or bitterness and by the giving of no quarter : carried to the last extremity
a knock-down-and-drag-out fight
knock-down-and-drag-out political debates
one of the toughest knock-down, drag-out little battles ever fought — Infantry Journal
II. noun
( -s )
: a knock-down-and-drag-out fight or controversy
are both spoiling for a real knock-down-and-drag-out on this issue — New Republic