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Run-in   /rən-ɪn/   Listen
Run-in

noun
1.
An angry dispute.  Synonyms: dustup, quarrel, row, words, wrangle.  "They had words"






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"Run-in" Quotes from Famous Books



... mighty clever one, too. Don't you monkey with Skinner, young man. He doesn't like you and he doesn't bluff worth a cent; and if you ever have a run-in with him while I'm away and he fires you—well, I guess I'd have to stand by Skinner, Matt. I can't afford to lose him. Cold-blooded dog—no sense of humor; but honest—a pig ...
— Cappy Ricks • Peter B. Kyne

... he exclaimed. "I call that snappy work. Twelve hours in New York, and a run-in with the police! I've noticed," he added, as the painter hurriedly quitted the room, "that, when you take the bad man out of his own cock-pit, he rarely lasts as ...
— The Call of the Cumberlands • Charles Neville Buck

... noddin' towards the other room. "Forget her a minute and brace yourself for a run-in with that gang of ...
— Torchy, Private Sec. • Sewell Ford



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