the girls are fighting

phrase

Used to describe a dramatic conflict between two or more famous or powerful individuals or groups, especially one perceived as petty, ridiculous, or out of touch.

“Did you hear about the fiery shouting match between the cabinet picks yesterday? The girls are fighting.”

Meanings

phrase
  1. humorousslangUsed to describe a dramatic conflict between two or more famous or powerful individuals or groups, especially one perceived as petty, ridiculous, or out of touch.

    Did you hear about the fiery shouting match between the cabinet picks yesterday? The girls are fighting.

    1 more example

    The Twitter billionaires are arguing over who won their little space race. — Oh god, the girls are fighting.

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Chicago

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