fight

fight¹ W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t]

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1¦(war)¦

2¦(hit people)¦

3¦(try to do something)¦

4¦(prevent something)¦

5¦(compete)¦

6¦(argue)¦

7¦(sport)¦

8¦(emotion)¦

9¦(law)¦

10 fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something)

11 fight a losing battle

12 have a fighting chance

13 fight tooth and nail (for something)/fight something tooth and nail

14 fight to the death/finish

15 fight your own battles

16 fighting spirit

17 fighting words/talk

18 fight fire with fire

19 fight like cat and dog

20 fighting fit

21 fight your corner

22 fight shy of (doing) something

Phrasal verbs

　fight back

　fight something<=>down

　fight somebody/something<=>off

　fight something out

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[: Old English; Origin: feohtan]

1.) ¦(WAR)¦ [I and T]

to take part in a war or battle

fight in

▪ the families of those who fought in the war

fight against/with

▪ rebel forces fighting against the Russians

fight about/over/for

▪ They fought for control of the islands.

▪ Neither country is capable of fighting a long war .

▪ Later the Indians fought the Anglo settlers.

2.) ¦(HIT PEOPLE)¦ [I and T]

if someone fights another person, or if two people fight, they hit and kick the other person in order to hurt them

fight with

▪ Two guys were fighting with each other in the street.

fight about/over/for

▪ They were fighting over a girl.

▪ She fought him desperately, kicking and biting.

3.) ¦(TRY TO DO SOMETHING)¦ [I and T]

to try hard to do or get something

fight for

▪ The men were fighting for higher wages.

▪ Stockley is fighting for his life (=trying to stay alive) , with serious head injuries.

▪ She fought her way back into the first team.

fight to do sth

▪ The president was fighting to survive.

4.) ¦(PREVENT SOMETHING)¦ [I and T]

to try very hard to prevent something or to get rid of something unpleasant that already exists

fight against

▪ People are fighting against repression and injustice.

▪ We will fight terrorism, wherever it exists.

5.) ¦(COMPETE)¦ [I and T]

to take part in an election or compete strongly for something, especially a job or political position

fight an election/a campaign

▪ The prime minister decided to fight an early general election.

fight (sb) for sth

▪ He had to fight several other applicants for the job.

▪ Both men were used to fighting for power.

6.) ¦(ARGUE)¦

to argue about something

fight with

▪ I heard her fighting with the boss.

fight about/over

▪ They're fighting about who should do the dishes.

7.) ¦(SPORT)¦ [I and T]

to take part in a ↑boxing match

▪ Ali fought Foreman for the heavyweight title.

8.) ¦(EMOTION)¦ [I and T]

to try very hard not to have or show a feeling

▪ She fought her fear.

fight with

▪ She was clearly fighting with her emotions.

9.) ¦(LAW)¦ [T]

to try to get something or prevent something in a court of law

▪ The insurance company are fighting the claims in court.

10.) fight your way (through/past etc sb/sth)

to move somewhere with difficulty, for example because there are so many people around you

▪ We fought our way through the crowd.

11.) fight a losing battle

to try to do something that you probably cannot succeed in doing

▪ I'm fighting a losing battle on this diet.

12.) have a fighting chance

to have a chance to do something or achieve something if you try very hard

▪ Lewis has a fighting chance to win the gold medal.

13.) fight tooth and nail (for sth)/fight sth tooth and nail

to try very hard to do or achieve something, or to prevent something

▪ He's rich now, but he had to fight tooth and nail for it.

14.) fight to the death/finish

to fight until one person or group is dead or completely defeated

15.) fight your own battles

fight for what you want, without needing help from other people

▪ Mum, I can fight my own battles now.

16.) fighting spirit

the desire to fight or win

▪ In the second half the team showed their true fighting spirit.

17.) fighting words/talk

something you say that shows that you want to fight hard for something

18.) fight fire with fire

to use the same methods as your opponents in an argument, competition etc

19.) fight like cat and dog

if two people fight like cat and dog, they argue a lot because they dislike each other or disagree

▪ I didn't get on with her at work either - we fought like cat and dog.

20.) fighting fit

[i]BrE extremely fit and healthy

21.) fight your corner

BrE to try to persuade people that your ideas about something are right and should be accepted

▪ The Prime Minister made it clear that Britain would fight its corner on Europe.

22.) fight shy of (doing) sth

BrE to try to avoid doing something or being involved in something

▪ Many women fight shy of motherhood.

fight back phr v

1.) to work hard to achieve or oppose something, especially in a situation where you are losing

▪ United fought back and scored a last-minute goal.

fight back against

▪ She was fighting back against the cancer.

2.) to use violence or arguments against someone who has attacked you or argued with you

▪ The rebels are fighting back.

3.) fight sth<=>back

to try hard not to have or show a feeling

▪ She looked away, fighting back her tears .

▪ He fought back the impulse to slap her.

fight down [fight sth<=>down] phr v

to try hard not to have or show a feeling

▪ Doug fought down a feeling of panic.

fight off [fight sb/sth<=>off] phr v

1.) to keep someone away, or stop them doing something to you, by fighting or opposing them

▪ Bodyguards had to fight off the crowds.

▪ The company managed to fight off a takeover attempt.

2.) to succeed in stopping other people getting something, and to get it for yourself

▪ Allan fought off stiff competition from throughout the UK to win one of only four places at the college.

3.) to try hard to get rid of something, especially an illness or a feeling

▪ Elaine's fighting off a cold.

fight out [fight sth out] phr v

to argue or fight until a disagreement is settled

▪ We left them to fight it out .

fight ²

fight² W3S2 n

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1¦(hit)¦

2¦(achieve/prevent something)¦

3¦(argument)¦

4¦(sport)¦

5¦(battle)¦

6¦(energy)¦

7 put up a good fight

8 a fight to the death/finish

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1.) ¦(HIT)¦

a situation in which two people or groups hit, push etc each other

▪ Sam's always getting into fights at school.

fight with

▪ He got drunk and had a fight with Jim.

fight between

▪ A fight broke out between the two gangs.

fight over/about

▪ fights over territory

pick/start a fight

▪ The big guy was trying to pick a fight.

▪ a street fight

2.) ¦(ACHIEVE/PREVENT SOMETHING)¦ [singular]

the process of trying to achieve something or prevent something

fight for

▪ the fight for justice and democracy

▪ The little girl lost her fight for life (=fight to stay alive) last night.

fight against

▪ the fight against crime

fight to do sth

▪ the fight to get financial aid

▪ You'll have a fight on your hands (=it will be difficult) to convince the committee.

3.) ¦(ARGUMENT)¦

an argument

fight with

▪ They've had a fight with the neighbours.

fight over/about

▪ fights over money

4.) ¦(SPORT)¦

a ↑boxing match

▪ Are you going to watch the big fight tonight?

5.) ¦(BATTLE)¦

a battle between two armies

fight for

▪ the fight for Bunker Hill

6.) ¦(ENERGY)¦[U]

energy or the desire to keep fighting for something you want

▪ There's plenty of fight left in your grandmother.

7.) put up a good fight

to work very hard to fight or compete in a difficult situation

▪ Our team put up a good fight.

8.) a fight to the death/finish

a fight that continues until one side is completely defeated