Break a lance phrase
'To take part in a contest, fight a battle, or come into conflict, Normally, followed by "with someone or something."
I told him that was not the time nor the place to break a lance with him and left.
If my friend hadn't stopped me, I would have broken a lance with that bitch.
She stormed off because she wanted avoid breaking a lance with him.
When an argument or a fight occurs, both parties involved are responsible for it.
A relationship that is full of disagreements or quarrels
The verb "break" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase comes from the practice of jousting.
A problem or difficult circumstance
I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.