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Phrase(s): Them’s fighting words! Rur. What you just said will lead to a fight. (Said as a threat.) • I heard what you said about my brother, and them’s fighting words. • Put up your dukes. Them’s fighting words!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see FIGHTING WORDS.
American Heritage Idioms