bring a screeching halt (verb) immobilize: tie
Sinonime: belligerent, combative, contentious,
contrary,
controversial, disputatious, factious, fire-eating, having a chip on one's shoulder, litigious,
opinionated, pugnacious, quarrelsome, salty, scrappy, spiky,
touchyAntonime: agreeable,
complaisant,
friendly