cut and thrust
Example Sentences
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It taught Sir Jim the cut and thrust of doing deals, before he made the leap into co-owning a business himself based on what would become a well-worn strategy.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023
Elected in March, the 61-year-old former prosecutor-general only formally entered the cut and thrust of Korean politics when he declared his run for the presidency last June.
From Reuters • May 9, 2022
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
The highlights of this season’s paperback releases include the evolution of music, algorithmic culture and the cut and thrust of medicine.
From Nature • Oct. 18, 2018
His comments are often startling, full of cut and thrust, never malicious, but instinct with kindliness and understanding.
From Knut Hamsun by Larsen, Hanna Astrup
