open hostilities

This passive attitude changed to the aggressive, which approached open hostilities so closely as to make the danger line.

They well knew that old Judd would not open hostilities on them until Rufe Tolliver was dead or at liberty.

The Spartans had for some time been anxious to open hostilities; an act of Athenian aggression gave them an opportunity.

But the more moderate of the baronage managed to prevent open hostilities between the king and the earl.

It was thus entirely against Our expectation that we have unhappily come to open hostilities against Russia.