Betekenis van:
tug-of-war

tug-of-war
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • any hard struggle between equally matched groups

    Hyperoniemen

    tug-of-war
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

      Hyperoniemen


      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. Two men had their arms severed in Taiwan after a tug-of-war accident.
      2. "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
      3. Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.