The argument escalated into a knock-down-and-drag-out fight.
The two teams had a knock-down-and-drag-out battle for the championship title.
The siblings had a knock-down-and-drag-out argument over who would get the last piece of cake.
The neighbors had a knock-down-and-drag-out dispute over the property line.
The two nations were engaged in a knock-down-and-drag-out conflict over resources.