cut and thrust
The use of vehement arguments.
He never got used to the cut and thrust of political debate.
ADJ
backward, downward, forward, upward | aggressive, fierce, powerful
knife
He made a sudden knife thrust toward the target during his fencing lesson.
pelvic
VERB + THRUST
make
The company made a bold thrust into the Asian market last year.
PHRASES
~ into
The explorer made a bold thrust into the dense jungle to discover new species.
ADJ
broad, central, general, main, major
The main thrust of his argument was that remote work improves productivity.
dramatic, intellectual, narrative, political
The main political thrust of the campaign focused on reducing taxes for working families.
VERB + THRUST
direct
The company decided to direct its main thrust toward developing new mobile applications for younger customers.
ADV
deep/deeply | hard
suddenly
He suddenly thrust his hand into his pocket to find his keys.
aside, away, back, forward, out
PREP
at
She thrust the envelope at him without saying a word.
into
He thrust the key into the lock and turned it quickly.
PHRASES
thrust your way
The protesters thrust their way forward toward the government building despite police barriers.