quarrel vs tug of war

quarrel

noun
  • A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). 

  • Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this. 

  • A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness. 

  • An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section. 

  • A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window. 

  • A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively. 

verb
  • To find fault; to cavil. 

  • To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out. 

  • To argue or squabble with (someone). 

tug of war

noun
  • A dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back-and-forth dispute. 

  • A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams. 

How often have the words quarrel and tug of war occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )