square off

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English - Turkish
boks için hazırlanmak
karelere bölmek
karelemek
kavga vaziyeti almak
English - English
to get in the fighting position
to get ready for a fight
assume a fighting stance, prepare oneself to fight; prepare for a debate (esp. a political debate)
If you square something off, you alter it so that it has the shape of a square. Peel a thick-skinned orange and square off the ends with a sharp knife
settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
If one group or person squares off against or with another, they prepare to fight them. In Florida, farmers are squaring off against cities for rights to groundwater
square off

    Turkish pronunciation

    skwer ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskwer ˈôf/ /ˈskwɛr ˈɔːf/

    Etymology

    [ 'skwar, 'skwer ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Middle French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to square, from Latin ex- + quadrare to square; more at QUADRATE.
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