put up a fight
put up a fight
1. To struggle, fight, resist, etc. I thought we'd have to get the law involved, but he didn't put up much of a fight in the end. I expect they'll put up a fight when we announce the pay cuts, but they'll either have to accept them or look for other work.
2. To make a brave or valiant effort against someone or something, especially when outmatched or unlikely to succeed. Usually modified by the adjective "good." They put up a good fight, but they never really had a chance to defeat us. She and her campaign put up a fight to the very end, but it was clear in the weeks leading up to the election that she would lose.
See also: fight, put, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put up a fight
and put up a struggleto make a struggle, a fight, etc. (Fixed order.) Did he put up a fight? No, he only put up a bit of a struggle.
See also: fight, put, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put up a (good) ˈfight
fight or compete bravely against somebody/something stronger than you: The team put up a good fight but in the end they were beaten. She won’t accept the decision — she’ll put up a fight.See also: fight, put, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- fight for
- fight for (someone or something)
- fight through
- fight
- fight (one's way) through
- pick on somebody your own size
- pick on someone your own size
- pick on your own size
- quarrel
- it takes two to make a quarrel