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Synonyms

fight it out

Idioms  

  1. Settle a dispute by fighting, either physically or verbally. For example, The two sides couldn't agree on a budget but were determined to fight it out to the end. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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“Let the big countries fight it out. It won’t affect us.”

From Literature

‘Who’s to say? They’ll have to fight it out again!’

From Literature

Norway's Vilde Nilsen and Canada's Natalie Wilkie could be the ones to fight it out in the women's standing event having finished one-two at the World Championships.

From BBC

"We showed resilience to fight it out towards the end."

From BBC

"Lando's confidence is very high. He's highly motivated. It's our job to give he and Oscar equipment again to be able to let him fight it out for the championship. But if we can do that, I would think Oscar and Lando will both be in with a shout."

From BBC

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