get physical

1. Make physical contact, either forcefully or sexually. For example, Stop pushing—there's no need to get physical, or Thirteen is too young to get physical in that way. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

There was a "verbal fight", the star said - but she insisted it "didn't get physical".

From BBC

"It was like a verbal fight, but it didn't get physical at all."

From BBC

“No,” replied Cardi B, who insisted it was a “verbal fight. ... It did not get physical at all.”

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, with the prospects of transfers looming, Cummings told The Times he was hoping to be sent to a prison that was wheelchair accessible and where he could get physical therapy for his arthritis.

From Los Angeles Times

Bonds told Morgan he saw Combs get violent with women “around four or five times” during his tenure and added, “I’ve seen him get physical ... grab ‘em up.”

From Los Angeles Times