battle/clash of wills
noun phrase
: a contest in which each side is determined to get what it wants and neither side seems willing to yield or compromise
He won the battle/clash of wills with his wife.
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Guilt, suspicion, and paranoia bleed into their friendship as a psychological battle of wills gives way to a darker side of the maternal instinct.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
Over seven hours, Hijack details both the battle of wills on the plane and the political games played on the ground below.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 May 2024
The old-school historical thriller offers up the tasty prospect of Oscar winners Malek and Crowe facing off in a battle of wills when American psychologist Douglas Kelley (Malek) is tasked with judging if Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Göring (Crowe) is fit to face trial for war crimes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Tim Sullivan, the former longtime sports columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and frequent Baffert critic, thinks this battle of wills should be nearing its end.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
Over seven hours, Hijack details both the battle of wills on the plane and the political games played on the ground below.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 May 2024
The old-school historical thriller offers up the tasty prospect of Oscar winners Malek and Crowe facing off in a battle of wills when American psychologist Douglas Kelley (Malek) is tasked with judging if Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Göring (Crowe) is fit to face trial for war crimes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Tim Sullivan, the former longtime sports columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and frequent Baffert critic, thinks this battle of wills should be nearing its end.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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