There's been a running battle between the local authorities and the population over the school bus route.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
running battle — running battles N COUNT When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place. They fought running battles in the narrow streets with police. Ant: pitched battle … English dictionary
running battle — noun count 1. ) an argument that continues over a long period of time: We are having a running battle with them over the repairs. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH a fight that takes place as one group of people chases another … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
running battle — noun 1. A battle between pursuers and pursued 2. A continuing skirmish (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑run … Useful english dictionary
running battle — ► NOUN ▪ a military engagement which does not occur at a fixed location … English terms dictionary
running battle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms running battle : singular running battle plural running battles 1) an argument that continues over a long period of time We are having a running battle with them over the repairs. 2) a fight that takes place as … English dictionary
running battle — noun a military engagement which does not occur at a fixed location … English new terms dictionary
ˌrunning ˈbattle — noun [C] an argument that continues over a long period of time … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
(a) running battle with someone — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
(a) running battle with something — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
(a) running battle with — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
