put up a struggle

To engage in a struggle, battle, confrontation, or competition, especially in a determined or courageous manner in the face of very poor chances. He was outclassed from the beginning of the struggle, but the newcomer put up a good struggle against the champ. She and her campaign put up a struggle to the very end, but the writing was on the wall in the weeks leading up to the election that she had lost.

词组	put up a struggle
释义	put up a struggle put up a struggle To engage in a struggle, battle, confrontation, or competition, especially in a determined or courageous manner in the face of very poor chances. He was outclassed from the beginning of the struggle, but the newcomer put up a good struggle against the champ. She and her campaign put up a struggle to the very end, but the writing was on the wall in the weeks leading up to the election that she had lost. See also: put, struggle, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: battle battle with (someone or something) break a lance lance grow a pair screw (one's) courage to the sticking place screw up (one's) courage to the sticking place venture forth venture into venture into (some place)
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