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.
See also:
  • 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