venir a las manos

Language: es

1.
All Spanish-speaking regionsneutralliteral
- To come to hands; to begin a physical fight or scuffle.
2.
SpainLatin AmericaAll Spanish-speaking regionsinformalcolloquial
- To reach a point of open confrontation or conflict, possibly intense or hostile, that may be verbal rather than physical.

Examples:

ES: Con el tiempo, usted habría tenido que venir a las manos con Washington.
EN: Eventually, you would have had to come to blows with Washington.

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