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"switch and spurs"
Metaphor
Act 2,
Scene 4
Lines 62-

A competition of wits between Romeo and Mercutio compared to a horse race in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 4.

Romeo compares their competition of wits to a horse race, urging Mercutio to keep spurring on his wit, otherwise Romeo will declare himself the winner.