dust up
Short heated clash
A dust up is a brief, usually minor fight or quarrel—either physical or verbal.
The term suggests something sudden and short-lived rather than a prolonged conflict: There was a dust up in the parking lot after the game.
British English sometimes hyphenates it as dust-up.
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
dispute · squabble · bickering · scuffle · scrap · fracas · kerfuffle · ruckus · row · skirmish
- fighting wordsfight me, bring it, square up, throw hands, step outside
conflict intensity
dust uppeace
Freedom from disturbance
truce · harmony · ceasefire · reconciliation · accord
social harmony
dust upfriendship
Bond of mutual affection
amity · camaraderie · cooperation · fellowship · goodwill