shadowbox
verb[I]
uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ.bɒks/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ.bɑːks/tofightanimaginaryenemybyhittingtheairwithyourhands
与假想敌打空拳UK
topretendtoargueabout ordealwith aproblem, often toavoiddealingwith the mostimportantproblem:
（常为避免处理最重要的问题）假装争论（或处理）某个问题Themainpoliticalpartiesaremerelyshadowboxing,insteadoftacklingtherealeconomicproblemsfacingthiscountry.各主要政党只是出虚招，而不是处理该国真正面临的经济问题。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
- turtle
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Arguing & disagreeing