break a lance en · VERB
Etymology
After the knightly practice of jousting.
Meanings
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(intransitive) to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’]
But over the difficult and important passage 2 Cor 12:1 10 she breaks a lance with me, and a response here may be a testimony to the seriousness with which I treat her comments.
2003, Paul and the Corinthians: Studies on a Community in Conflict : Essays in Honour of Margaret Thrall, E. J. Brill, →ISBN, page 303:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, a, lance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broken a lance | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breaking a lance | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broke a lance | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaks a lance | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (8)
de eine Lanze brechen (to take a stand) · fr rompre une lance (to take a stand) · es romper una lanza (to take a stand) · fi ottaa kantaa (to take a stand) · nl een lans breken (to take a stand) · es romper lanzas (to take a stand) · pl walczyć (to take a stand) · fi taittaa peistä (to take a stand)