digladior
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
Latin > English
digladior digladiari, digladiatus sum V DEP :: flourish the sword; fight, struggle fiercely
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dī-glădĭor: āri,
I v. dep. n. gladius, to fight for life and death, to contend fiercely (a Ciceron. word).
I Prop.: cives inter se sicis, Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 20.—
II Transf., to contend warmly, dispute, sc. with words: de quibus inter se digladiari solent (philosophi), Cic. Off. 1, 9, 28: cum aliquo tot voluminibus, id. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. 65, 14; cf. coupled with depugnare, id. ib. 15: digladientur illi, per me licet, id. Tusc. 4, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīglădĭor,¹⁶ ātus sum, ārī, intr. (dis, gladius), combattre [pr. et fig.] : Cic. Leg. 3, 20 ; Off. 1, 28.
Latin > German (Georges)
dī-gladior, ātus sum, ārī (dis u. gladius), mit tödlichen Waffen sich herumschlagen, I) eig.: inter se, Cic. de legg. 3, 20: u. so cruentissimo inter se proclio, Oros. 3, 23, 20. – II) übtr., vom hitzigen Wortstreit, sich in den Haaren liegen, cum alqo, Cic. fr.: cum alqo tot voluminibus, Cic.: inter se de alqa re, Cic.: miserrimum est digladiari semper tum faciendis tum accipiendis iniuriis, Cic.: digladientur illi, per me licet, mögen sie sich immerhin aufs ärgste anfeinden, Cic.
