- fight hand to hand with; be in close combat; close-quarter fighting; come to close quarters; engage in hand-to-hand fight; fight at close quarters [range]; fight hilt to hilt; hand-to-hand fighting; war to the knife:
Before their vanguard reached the gates they had to come to grips with the police and soldiers.前面的队伍还没有冲到大门口,军警已经和他们短兵相接地混战起来。