to argue, to have a shouting match
Os dois ficaram batendo boca no meio da rua, que vergonha!
The two of them were arguing in the middle of the street, how embarrassing!
The expression comes from the immediate image of an argument: in the heated exchange of replies, mouths seem to "strike" each other, verbal blow after verbal blow.
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