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                           Phrase(s): tussle with someone or something  1. to struggle or battle with someone or something.  •  Tim tussled with Roger for a while, and then they made peace.  •  I tussled with the trunk, trying to get it into the attic. 2. Fig. to argue or contend with someone, a group, or something. (Fig. on Q.)  •  I tussled with my conscience all night.  •  We tussled with the committee and won our point.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs