The phrase
"bun fight" refers to a chaotic situation or a fight over something trivial.
Full definition
The current dialogue about technology and justice feels more like an
ideological bun fight than an informed discussion.
Its gathering at least produced a noticeable boost for the party, whereas the Liberal Democrat
bun fight went largely unnoticed and the Conservatives gathering was partially overshadowed by Ed Miliband's clash with the Mail.
And even if you do, the
ensuing bun fight in the Woolworths aisle, when all you wanted was to pick up last minute salad leaves, is nobody's idea of festive fun.
There's something of a slow
motion bun fight going on at the high table of the US legal world.
That is if you're more interested in political debate than
a bun fight, of course.
I have worked in a school where the interdisciplinary strand of thinking was reported on by the PE department (it drew the short straw in
the bun fight for who would assess which interdisciplinary skill).
There's
a bun fight about self publishing in the book trade at the moment.
Mitt Romney's kowtowing to the climate skeptic camp is a worrying sign that climate change action will fall victim to mainstream political «
bun fight».