Context: A guy cut in front of some people in a line at a store and I confronted him.  He flipped me off and we exchanged very heated words.  The confrontation almost got physically but finally he left.
Speaker 1: I almost got into a fight the other day at a store.
Speaker 2: So who annoyed you?
Speaker 1: A guy budged in front of some other people, I confronted him about it, and we got into an extremely heated exchange.
Speaker 2: So did it result in a brawl?
Speaker 1: No, the guy eventually backed off and left, albeit not before he flipped me off a few times and called me numerous names.