真刀真枪

zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng de gàn

真刀真枪地干

start a shooting war

nà lǐ de rén men shì zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng de zài wèi jiā yuán ér kàng zhēng

那里的人们是真刀真枪地在为家园而抗争。

The people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.

tā men shì zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng de dǎ dòu

他们是真刀真枪地打斗。

They are fighting withreal swords and spears.