Definition
大打出手 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to engage in a fierce fight or brawl'. Literally it means 'to make a big show of throwing punches', but it is used both literally for physical fights and figuratively for heated arguments or conflicts. It often carries a sense of chaos or a free-for-all.
v.p.
to engage in a fierce fight or brawl(figuratively) to have a violent argument or conflict
Examples
- 大打出手。Nà liǎng ge rén yīnwèi yì diǎn xiǎo shì jiù dà.Those two people got into a fight over a small matter.
- 大打出手，。Huìyì shàng shuāngfāng dà, zhēnglùn de fēicháng jīliè.The two sides had a fierce argument at the meeting.
- 大打出手，。Diànyǐng lǐ de dǎdòu chǎngmiàn zhēn shì dà, fēicháng jīngcǎi.The fight scenes in the movie were a real free-for-all, very exciting.
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