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Common collocations with row in American Collocation

row noun countable

US /raʊ/

angry

bitter
fierce
furious
heated
stand-up

The two men had a furious row and never spoke to each other again.

very bad or serious

almighty
big
major
unholy
unseemly

During an almighty row, the girl smacked her mother.

getting worse

escalating
growing

The Union chief is at the centre of a growing row as firefighters get ready to strike.

continuing

endless
long-running
simmering

There was no-one to back her up in the endless rows with her parents.

drunken

drunken

Police tried to break up a drunken row between her and another woman.

of a particular type

diplomatic
political

The extradition case erupted into a full-scale political row.

start a row

ignite
provoke
reignite
spark
trigger

The news sparked a national row and Government ministers promised to examine the case.

have a row

get into
have

He got into a row with the landlady, and she threw him out.

make a row worse

escalate
fuel

His comments will fuel the damaging row in Whitehall.

help stop a row

break up
defuse

The Government is attempting to defuse the row over faith-based schools.