“Hacerse de palabras”

 

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• Meaning

This idiom means to argue with somebody else, to be annoyed with someone else.

 

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• Origin

Orginally, since ancient times, when two people fought they resorted to their swords to fix the problem in a duel. Nowadays people do not use swords but instead they use words to fight. Words and not swords are our current weapons. Since words is a word that rhymes with swords, it also adds color and makes this idiom more vivid.

 

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• Example

-I cannot stand my boss. He has always been too rude to me. He takes any opportunity to publicly offend me but this was the last straw!

-The last straw? What do you mean? Did you hit him or something?

-I wish I could have hit him but not. We merely had some cross words in the middle of the meeting. I could not control myself and I just spoke my mind out!

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