political parties that are at daggers drawn (with each other)
They looked daggers at each other across the table.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dag|ger|like — «DAG uhr LYK», adjective. like a dagger: »A daggerlike pain shot up his arm … Useful english dictionary
dag|ger — … Useful english dictionary
cloak-and-dag|ger — «KLOHK uhn DAG uhr», adjective. of or having to do with intrigue and adventure, as in certain melodramatic plays and novels, or in espionage or counterintelligence: »As a film, this true story becomes an exciting cloak and dagger adventure… … Useful english dictionary
dag — Aq·ua·dag; ban·dag·er; dag·ba·ne; dag·en·ham; dag·gered; dag·gle; dag·gy; ho·dag; po·dag·ra; dag·wood; dag; dag·ga; dag·ger; dag·ba·ni; po·dag·ral; po·dag·ric; po·dag·rous; … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
Dag the Wise — Illustration by Gerhard Munthe (1899) Dag the Wise or Dagr Spaka (2nd or 3rd century AD) was a mythological Swedish king of the House of Ynglings. He was the son of Dyggvi, the former king. According to legend, he could understand the speech of… … Wikipedia
HNoMS Æger (1894) — HNoMS Æger was a gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Horten Naval Yard in 1894, as the last of the 2. class gunboats. Larger than the other, older 2. class gunboats, Æger had a 38 mm (1.5 inch) armoured deck. She was known as Padda (… … Wikipedia
dagger — dag·ger … English syllables
dagger — dag|ger [ˈdægə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from dag to push a knife into (14 18 centuries)] 1.) a short pointed knife used as a weapon 2.) look daggers at sb informal to look at someone angrily 3.) be at daggers drawn if two people … Dictionary of contemporary English
dagger — dag•ger [[t]ˈdæg ər[/t]] n. 1) a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing 2) pri Also called obelisk a printer s mark (†) used esp. for references. 3) to stab with or as if with a dagger 4) pri to mark with a… … From formal English to slang
