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cut and thrust
the vigorous back-and-forth of intense argument or competition
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Amidst the Mists
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts.
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Etymology
From Middle English thrusten, borrowed from Old Norse thrysta ('to thrust, press'), of uncertain further origin, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European root *treud- ('to push, squeeze').
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