To have a run-in
“To have a run-in” (with someone or something) is to have a disagreement, row, confrontation or argument with them.
Examples:
- She had a run-in with her neighbour about the noise from her television.
- I’m always having a run-in with my brother’s dog.
- He had a run-in with his parents about keeping his room tidy.
Similar idioms include:
- To have a dust-up
- To have words
- To have a set-to
- To have a face-off
- To have a barney
