LingakuFrequency rank: 21,180. – 21,304.
- arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- arguing back and forth
- bandying words
- verbal tug-of-war
This meaning describes a situation where two or more people are engaged in a debate or disagreement, repeatedly exchanging opinions without reaching an agreement.
The two continued to argue back and forth and never reached a conclusion.
This usage indicates a playful or casual exchange of remarks, often in a light-hearted context.
They seemed to be enjoying a light-hearted exchange of words among friends.
This phrase emphasizes the back-and-forth nature of an argument, suggesting that both sides are trying to gain the upper hand in the discussion.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おしもんどう押し問答をするto engage in a verbal tug-of-warおしもんどう押し問答になったit turned into a back-and-forth argumentおしもんどう押し問答にまきこまれる巻き込まれるto get caught up in a verbal exchangeいみ意味のないおしもんどう押し問答meaningless arguing back and forthゆうじん友人とおしもんどう押し問答するto argue back and forth with a friendおしもんどう押し問答をくりかえす繰り返すto repeat the verbal tug-of-warながい長いおしもんどう押し問答a lengthy exchange of wordsおしもんどう押し問答をさける避けるto avoid a verbal tug-of-warしんりてき心理的なおしもんどう押し問答psychological verbal tug-of-warおしもんどう押し問答でつかれる疲れるto get tired from arguing back and forth
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