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fight it out

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  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]


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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 showed resilience to fight it out towards the end."

From BBC Mar. 4, 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

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

Or did we need the peaches so we could bunker down in the house, like the Weavers, and fight it out?

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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