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andar a palos
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to constantly fight)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to be at one another's throats (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Rosa y su hermana andaban a palos por la herencia del padre.Rosa and her sister were at one another's throats over their father's inheritance.
b. to be at loggerheads (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
La oposición anda a palos con el gobierno por la cuestión del salario mínimo.The opposition is at loggerheads with the government over issue of minimum wage.
c. to constantly argue
Esos dos andan a palos. Si uno dice una cosa, el otro dice la contraria.Those two are constantly arguing. If one of them says one thing, the other says the opposite.
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