exchanged blows

idiom

: to hit one another
The two boxers exchanged blows.

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Rhodes and Fatu exchanged blows throughout the crowd before Fatu hit Rhodes with a back body drop followed by a body slam onto the concrete floor. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026 North Carolina never trailed in the first quarter and the two teams exchanged blows throughout the second session. Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Dec. 2025

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“Exchanged blows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchanged%20blows. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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