fight your corner

fight (one's) corner

To argue in defense of something. You'll have to fight your corner if you want the boss to take your ideas seriously.
See also: corner, fight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fight your corner

BRITISH
COMMON If you fight your corner, you argue strongly for what you want or believe in. The future of Britain lies in the EU, and we must fight our corner using honest and intelligent arguments. Note: Verbs such as argue, defend, and stand are sometimes used instead of fight. As usual, she passionately argued her corner. He at least had the courage to stand his corner. Note: In a boxing match, each boxer is given a corner of the ring. They return to their corner at the end of each round.
See also: corner, fight
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

fight your corner

defend your position or interests.
See also: corner, fight
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • fight (one's) corner
  • back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner
  • kitty-corner
  • kitty-cornered
  • hail down
  • hand it to
  • hand it to (someone)
  • hand it to someone
  • have (someone) in (one's) corner
  • a tight corner
References in periodicals archive
I grew up in the inner city of Dublin, a rough area where you always have to fight your corner.
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You go out there and you have to fight your corner."
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Only a solicitor can be there to fight your corner. So if you fear that mediation will make you the doormat of your divorce, get a solicitor to advise you.
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FIGHT YOUR CORNER, winner of the Henry II Stakes this season and a Melbourne Cup contender, will miss the Caulfield Cup tomorrow after suffering a potentially career-ending injury, writes Bill Barber.
Fight Your Corner is ruled out with injury
WHILE Sheikh Mohammed's spat with Coolmore at the recent sales in Keeneland and Ireland rumbles on, Fight Your Corner could be a well-named big-race winner for the mighty Godolphin empire.
Racing: Knockout Fight for Godolphin
ONE-TIME Derby hope Fight Your Corner has had to live up to his name on more than one occasion throughout what has been an injury-plagued career.
Big plans in mind for Fight Your Corner; RACING
When troubles come will you be defeated or will you take up arms and fight your corner, to stay afloat, get a job, live life to the full?
Theme for the day
MARK JOHNSTON, trainer of FIGHT YOUR CORNER (fifth) and BANDARI (eighth), said: ``BANDARI got upset at the start and never ran a race.
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CLASSY Fight Your Corner can land the knockout blow by lifting the Vodafone Derby Stakes (3.50) at Epsom this afternoon.
Racing: Fight can knock out his rivals
With stablemates Bandari and Fight Your Corner due to be supplemented for the Derby on Saturday, the trainer is hopeful of a bold show in the French equivalent.
Racing: Simeon on song
FIGHT Your Corner can land a knockout blow 12 hours before Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson climb into the ring for their heavyweight showdown of the world next Saturday.
Classy colt is up for Derby fight
"You fight your corner and hope that one's going to come."
Wood is first for Tony .. 2.05 COUNTY HURDLE
It's important to stand up and fight your corner as each encroachment occurs.
Don't get fenced in by grasping neighbours; property posers