fight back (at someone or something)
- fight back (at someone or something)
fight back (at someone or something)
to defend oneself against someone or something; to retaliate against someone or something. •
You are going to have to fight back at them. You can't expect us to defend you.
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It's hard for me to fight back against three of them by myself.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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fight back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fight back against someone or something that is attacking or harming you, you resist them actively or attack them. [V P] The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... [V P against n] We should take some comfort … English dictionary
fight back — phrasal verb Word forms fight back : present tense I/you/we/they fight back he/she/it fights back present participle fighting back past tense fought back past participle fought back 1) [intransitive] to hit or kick someone who is attacking you… … English dictionary
fight back — verb 1. defend oneself (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑contend, ↑fight, ↑struggle • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. fight against or resist strongly The senator said he would oppose the bi … Useful english dictionary
fight — fight1 [ faıt ] (past tense and past participle fought [ fɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 use weapons ▸ 2 hit/kick/bite each other ▸ 3 disagree/argue ▸ 4 try hard to prevent something ▸ 5 try hard to achieve something ▸ 6 try not to show/do something ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fight — 1 /faIt/ past tense and past participle fought verb 1 WAR (I, T) to take part in a war or battle: Did your Uncle fight in the last war? | fight sb: Vietnam fought France and then the US over 30 years. (+ against/with): He fought against the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fight — fight1 W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(war)¦ 2¦(hit people)¦ 3¦(try to do something)¦ 4¦(prevent something)¦ 5¦(compete)¦ 6¦(argue)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(emotion)¦ 9¦(law)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
fight off — verb force or drive back repel the attacker fight off the onslaught rebuff the attack • Syn: ↑repel, ↑repulse, ↑rebuff, ↑drive back • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
fight */*/*/ — I UK [faɪt] / US verb Word forms fight : present tense I/you/we/they fight he/she/it fights present participle fighting past tense fought UK [fɔːt] / US [fɔt] past participle fought 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people fight, they use guns or… … English dictionary
fight — [[t]fa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ fights, fighting, fought 1) VERB If you fight something unpleasant, you try in a determined way to prevent it or stop it happening. [V n] Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty... [V n] More… … English dictionary
back*/*/*/ — [bæk] adv I 1) returning to a place or position Put those CDs back where you found them.[/ex] Can we go back to what we were talking about earlier?[/ex] 2) returning to an earlier state or condition We re hoping things will be back to normal… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fight someone/something off — REPEL, repulse, beat off/back, ward off, fend off, keep/hold at bay, drive away/back, force back. → fight * * * defend oneself against an attack by someone or something well fed people are better able to fight off infectious disease … Useful english dictionary