Don't bicker with him - he's just looking to fight.
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Literally 'to lift the pole together' - picture two people carrying a heavy pole and constantly pulling against each other. The image of mutual resistance became the word for pointless arguing.
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Colloquial. Implies the arguing is petty or contrarian, not a real disagreement on substance. Closer to English 'arguing for the sake of it' than 'debating'.
