knock-down, drag-out
adjective
variants
or knock-down-and-drag-out
: marked by extreme violence or bitterness and by the showing of no mercy
knock-down, drag-out political debates
knock-down-drag-out
noun
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“Knock-down, drag-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock-down%2C%20drag-out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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