tussle with something
tussle
noun
uk /ˈtʌs.əl/ us /ˈtʌs.əl/

tusslenoun (DISAGREEMENT)

[ C ]
a difficult disagreement or violent argument: （激烈地）争执，争辩
a boardroom/bureaucratic/legal tussle会议室里／官僚主义／法律上的争执
There followed a long tussle for custody of the children.随后便发生了为孩子们的监护权而进行的长期争夺。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Arguments & disagreements
argument
argy-bargy
be (on) non-speakersidiom
belligerence
bickering
blow (someone/something) up
bust up
clash
conflict
contentiousness
ding-dong
dispute
dust-up
hostility
kerfuffle
logjam
misunderstanding
rhubarb
ructions
spat

tusslenoun (FIGHT)

[ Cusually singular ]
a fight with another person using your arms and body: 扭打，揪扯
You could see he had been in a tussle.你能看出来他与人扭打过。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
dogfight
engage
firefight
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
toe

tussle | American Dictionary

tussle
noun[ C ]
us/ˈtʌs·əl/
a physical argument involving pushing and holding, usually between two people:
fig. He had numerous tussles with the law during his career as a boxer.

tussle | Business English

tussle
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtʌsl/us
a difficult disagreement about a particular situation:
a tussle over sthThe two channels were engaged in a tussle over broadcast rights for live premiership matches.
a boardroom/legal/political tussle
tussle
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈtʌsl/us
to be involved in a difficult disagreement about something:
tussle over sthEU finance ministers tussled over candidates for IMF posts.
tussle for sthRival investors tussled for control of the airline.