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handbags at dawn (uncountable) (Britain, humorous, idiomatic) A catty squabble. (New Zealand, informal) Competitors on a sporting field (often in a rugby game) getting into a fight - looking threatening but not really do…

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  1. handbags at dawn (uncountable) (Britain, humorous, idiomatic) A catty squabble. (New Zealand, informal) Competitors on a sporting field (often in a rugby game) getting into a fight - looking threatening but not really doing any damage.