Meaning of screaming match | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of shouting match.

Examples

“In the meanwhile, his wife had let⟳ the parrot escape⟳ from its cage, and was careering round the room after it; and there was such a fearful screaming-match going on between the two, that Klaproth and I could not hear⟳ a word we said to each other; at last⟳ he called out something to her in Russian, whereupon she left the room.”

“Breakfast started well and could have⟳ ended well if Little Jane had not tipped a cup of tea over the coffee table. Most of the tea ended up on my lap. It had happened so quickly that I had no chance of evading the stream of tea that came rushing towards me. A screaming match⟳ between us ensued.”

“Michael bought it up again at the dinner table, which started a screaming match⟳ between the two of them. Lauren just sat back and listened to them argue⟳, she had learnt years ago that when those two got started there was no stopping them until they both had their say⟳.”

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