fight back
verb (adverb)
(intr) to resist an attack
(intr) to counterattack
(tr) to struggle to repressshe tried to fight back her tears
noun fightback
an act or campaign of resistance
a counterattack
Nearby words
figaro, figeater, figger, figgy, fight, fight back, fight fire with fire, fight it out, fight off, fight or flight reaction, fight shy of
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Examples from the Web for fight back
The British establishment was furious, and it was the irascible Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who lead the fight-back.
In a televised address announcing that a fight-back had begun, he promised government forces would retake Mosul.
And now all three regions are at the forefront of the pro-Russian fight-back against the new national leaders in Kiev.
Despite the ISIS fight-back, al-Baghdadi is drawing criticism from important figures within al-Qaeda.