watch the feathers fly
hold the ring
watch the fur fly
slug it out
take stock
put down to
face the music
drop the gloves
look for trouble
rehash
drop someone in it
outface
take inventory
battle out
come in hot
see
teach
grip
see the elephant
weigh up
tub-thump
make someone's teeth itch
circle the wagons
intervene
posture
face up
make the feathers fly
look on the bright side
taste blood
get some
dictate
greenlight
kick off
blame
fend and prove
have one's back up
take the meaning
get a clue
polemicize
nail one's colours to the mast
leaven
enturbulate
guard
have the drains up
get the picture
critique
dragonize
interfere
rub someone's nose in
feel out