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Battle of wits   /bˈætəl əv wɪts/   Listen
Battle of wits

noun
1.
A contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used.





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... the chief of intelligence, who fought the battle of wits and spies against Lanstron, came, two hours before Westerling was due, the last of the staff except Westerling and his personal aide had arrived Bouchard, with his iron-gray hair, bushy eyebrows, strong, aquiline nose, and hawk-like eyes, his mouth hidden by ...
— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer


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