strive against (something)
strive against (something)
To put forth a great and tenacious effort to prevent or oppose something. My great-grandfather gave his life striving against tyranny and oppression. The local community has been striving against the economic decline with a number of initiatives to keep people employed.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
strive against something
to work against something. He worked hard, striving against failure at every turn. Things were difficult. I had to strive against quitting almost every day.
See also: strive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- strive against
- have to go some
- have to go some to (do something)
- have a good name (somewhere or in something)
- map
- all over the map
- a great many
- great many
- gone to the great (something) in the sky
- (as) tough as leather