measure swords with (English, verb)
expansion: measure swords with (third-person singular simple present measures swords with, present participle measuring swords with, simple past and past participle measured swords with)
Senses:
glosses: To test someone's skill in swordplay
glosses: To match one's abilities against an antagonist's.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: measures swords with
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: measuring swords with
tags: participle
present
form: measured swords with
tags: participle
past
form: measured swords with
tags: past