刃やいばを交まじえる

expression, ichidan verb

cross swords; fight with blades; engage in combat

Literary or dramatic expression for engaging in sword fighting or, by extension, a heated confrontation. Often used in historical or metaphorical contexts.

• 二人ふたりの剣けん士しは激はげしく刃やいばを交まじえた。

  The two swordsmen fiercely crossed blades.

• 議ぎ論ろんの場ばで、彼かれらは激はげしく刃やいばを交まじえた。

  In the debate, they clashed fiercely.