fight it out
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You have to be able to say, “Okay, we disagree and let’s fight it out and make the debates. And over time, one of us will prove to be right about this or that debate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
We talked about it and worked through it, and because I know them well, we were able to kind of fight it out and get there.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
The Miami Dolphins beat the Cleveland Browns to take their play-off hopes to the final game, when they'll fight it out with the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals for the final AFC spot.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
He will fight it out till the end, of course, but this is one I think he should lose decisively.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024
If there is conflict in the group, the female lemurs are the ones who fight it out.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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