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idiomfightfight/battle it outif two teams, organizations, or people fight it out, they keep fighting, competing, or arguing about something until one of them wins:Tony kept saying that Cherise was lying to him, and she kept denying it, so I left them to fight it out.The top two teams will go on to the next round, while the other four battle it out in the playoffs.be fighting fit BrEBrEused in order to say that someone is very healthy, especially after being ill or in spite of being old:Your grandmother is responding well to treatment and seems to be fighting fit.Bruce is fighting fit and will be ready to play again next season.fight shy of doing sth BrEBrEto avoid doing something, or be unwilling to do something:The report fights shy of openly criticising the firm, but does suggest a number of ways in which it could improve its public image.Many of the clinics fought shy of treating patients who had no permanent address, although they were the most in need of treatment. phrasefight[fought, fought, fighting]
fight back 1. fight back to defend yourself when someone attacks you or causes problems for you, and try to defeat them or stop them: Finn was wounded several times but he continued to fight back. Seles lost the first set, but then fought back to win the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. In the past people who were discriminated against were often too scared to fight back.fight-back n C when a person, team, organization etc defends themselves against an attacker or opponent and tries to defeat them: In the second half, United staged a fight-back that almost brought them victory.2. fight back tears/anger/the urge to do sth etc to force yourself not to cry or show your feelings, or force yourself not to do something that you very much want to do: Fighting back his tears, he waved goodbye to her from the station platform. Sometimes I have to fight back the urge to hit him.■ SIMILAR TO: hold back
fight down
fight down sth • fight sth down to force yourself not to do something that you very much want to do, or force yourself not to be affected by your feelings: Janice fought down the impulse to scream. He steadied himself against the door, fighting down a wave of dizziness and nausea.■ SIMILAR TO: fight back
fight off 1. fight off sb/sth • fight sb/sth off to use violence to make someone or something who is attacking you go away: He fought off his attackers and called the police. The man tried to strangle her, but she managed to fight him off.2. fight off sth • fight sth off to get rid of or try to get rid of an illness or an unpleasant feeling: If you take extra vitamin C, it helps your body to fight off colds. I tried to fight off my feelings of homesickness by going out as much as possible.■ SIMILAR TO: ward off, stave off3. fight sb/sth off • fight off sb/sth to prevent an opponent from defeating you, for example in sport, business, or politics: Navratilova fought off Sanchez to win the final game of the tournament. The company had to fight off strong competition from its rivals in order to get the deal. So far Yeltsin has succeeded in fighting off every challenge to his leadership.
fight out
fight it out to fight or argue until one person, team etc wins: John and Margo are prepared to fight it out in court. Next Saturday United and Inter Milan will fight it out for the European Championships.fight it out among yourselves (=used to say that you do not want to be involved in someone else's argument or fight) Let them fight it out among themselves - it's none of our business.■ SIMILAR TO: battle it out, slog it out BrE informal
fight (one's way) through (something) 1. to struggle to get through something; to struggle to penetrate something. I'll have to fight my way through all this crepe paper in order to reach the punch bowl. The room was filled with trash, and I had to fight through it to get to the other door. 2. to struggle to work through all of something. I have to fight my way through this stack of papers by noon. I am tired of fighting through red tape. fight(one's way) back (to something) to struggle to return to something or some place. She fought her way back to the head of the line. Jan fought back to good health. See:- (one) won't give up without a fight
- (you) can't fight city hall
- a fight to the finish
- a fighting chance
- a knock-down, drag-out fight
- a straight fight
- an uphill fight
- be fighting a losing battle
- be fighting fit
- be fighting for (one's)/its life
- be fighting for your life
- be fighting mad
- be in fighting trim
- be spoiling for (something)
- be spoiling for a fight
- be spoiling for a fight, argument, etc.
- bitter end, (fight) to the
- bun fight
- can't fight city hall
- can't fight City Hall, one/you/they
- come out fighting
- could fight a circle-saw
- could fight a circle-saw (and it a runnin')
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
- Councils of war never fight
- fight
- fight (one's) corner
- fight (one's) own battles
- fight (one's) way out
- fight (one's) way out of (something)
- fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs
- fight (something) through
- fight a losing battle
- fight a rearguard action
- fight about
- fight about (someone or something)
- fight against
- fight against (someone or something)
- fight against time
- fight among yourselves/ourselves/themselves
- fight amongst
- fight back
- fight back at (someone or something)
- fight down
- fight fire with fire
- fight fires
- fight for
- fight for (one's) life
- fight for (someone or something)
- fight for life
- fight hammer and tongs
- fight in armour
- fight it out
- fight like a lion
- fight like cat and dog
- fight like hell
- fight like Kilkenny cats
- fight off
- fight on
- fight or flight
- fight out
- fight over
- fight over (someone or something)
- fight shy of
- fight shy of (someone or something)
- fight shy of something/of doing something
- fight the good fight
- fight through
- fight to death
- fight to the death
- fight tooth and claw
- fight tooth and nail
- fight way out
- fight with
- fight with (someone or an animal) over (someone or something)
- fight with (someone or something)
- fight with (someone or something) about (someone or something)
- fight your corner
- fight your own battles
- fighting chance
- fighting chance, a
- fighting fit
- fighting mad
- fighting spirit
- fighting talk
- fighting words
- finger itches to, one's/my
- fish-fight
- get into a fight
- give up the fight
- go down fighting
- go fight city hall
- have a fighting chance
- he who fights and runs away may live to fight another day
- He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
- I won't give up without a fight
- in fighting form
- in fighting trim
- knockdown drag-out fight
- knock-down drag-out fight, a
- knock-down, drag-out fight
- like fighting snakes
- like the devil
- live like fighting cocks
- live to fight another day
- losing battle, (to fight) a
- pick a fight
- pick a fight/quarrel
- pick a quarrel
- put up a fight
- spoiling for a fight
- them's fighting words
- Them's fighting words!
- throw a fight
- tooth and nail, fight/with
- You can’t fight city hall
- you can't fight City Hall
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