tug of war
/ˈtʌɡ əv ˌwɔr/
noun
- A game in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a line.
- Tug-of-war is a popular activity at summer camps and field days.
- The team won the tug-of-war by pulling together with all their strength.
- At the school picnic, the kids played tug-of-war and everyone cheered.
- A struggle or contest between two opposing forces or groups.
- The budget meeting turned into a tug-of-war between the sales and marketing departments.
- There was a constant tug-of-war between her desire to travel and her need to save money.
- The custody case became a painful tug-of-war between the two parents.
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