Tug-of-war and Turf war

Tug-of-war noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

Turf war and tug-of-war are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turf war" instead a noun phrase "Tug-of-war".

Turf war noun - A bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights.

Tug-of-war and turf war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tug-of-war" instead a noun phrase "Turf war".