小競り合い

こぜりあい

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble

Also written 小競合い、小ぜり合い

Meaning

n
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle
n
squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument; bickering

Example sentences

国境問題での小競り合いから重大な国際紛争へと広がりました。

A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.