break one's lance

verb

Etymology

From the sport of jousting.

Definitions

  1. To engage in an honorable fight.

    • Then you have Sweden, too, burning with desire to break a lance with Russia on the question of Polish independence.
    • That is that you haven't broken your lance in any really major cause, that you haven't been actually out front and center on the really controversial issues. What is your comment on that criticism?"

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