cut and thrust
Example Sentences
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Germany's president is meant to be a unifying figure who stands above the cut and thrust of daily politics, one who enjoys the moral authority to exhort people to better behaviour.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022
Dimi Petratos at the other end has Glover stretching for a well-jinked cross - there’s a nice cut and thrust developing to this one; you don’t imagine that’s the last goal we’ll see today.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2019
The cut and thrust of parliamentary debate is notorious for bringing out the boor even in normally mild-mannered members of Parliament.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2019
He relished the cut and thrust of political life and its potential for throwing up the unexpected.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2018
His comments are often startling, full of cut and thrust, never malicious, but instinct with kindliness and understanding.
From Knut Hamsun by Hanna Astrup Larsen
