矛ほこを交まじえる

expression, ichidan verb

cross swords; engage in battle; fight

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to cross spears', used for engaging in combat or a heated confrontation. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 両りょう軍ぐんは平へい原げんで矛ほこを交まじえた。

  The two armies crossed spears on the plain.

• 彼かれらは激げき論ろんの末すえ、ついに矛ほこを交まじえることになった。

  After a heated argument, they finally came to blows.