row
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Related to a tough row to hoe: raise hackles, if push comes to shove, gunning for, up and about, without a hitch
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Synonyms for row
in a row
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quarrel
disturbance
telling-off
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- telling-off
- talking-to
- lecture
- reprimand
- ticking-off
- dressing-down
- rollicking
- tongue-lashing
- reproof
- castigation
- flea in your ear
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for row
a quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior
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Synonyms for row
an angry dispute
a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
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(construction) a layer of masonry
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a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
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a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
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