na. | 1. confront each other with daggers; all set for a showdown; be at daggers drawn; be at loggerheads; be at swords' points; becoming dangerously explosive; daggers drawn and sabers rattling; fingers on the triggers; in a blustering and aggressive manner; ready to jump at each other's throat; stand ready to cross swords with sb.; with swords drawn and bows stretched -- ready to fight |