to fight in a battle

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• fight an uphill battle — When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• fight an uphill battle —    When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.     After the… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• fight a losing battle — be fated to fail in one s efforts he was fighting a losing battle to stem the tears * * * fight a ˌlosing ˈbattle f30 idiom to try to do sth that you will probably never succeed in doing • I m fighting a losing battle against the mess in this… …   Useful english dictionary

• fight a losing battle — to try hard but fail. For years it seems we have been fighting a losing battle against poverty and hunger. In an old house, you re always fighting a losing battle with dust and dirt. Usage notes: sometimes used without fight: Many teachers feel… …   New idioms dictionary

• fight a losing battle —    If someone is fighting a losing battle, they are trying to do something even when there is little chance of succeeding.     The headmaster is fighting a losing battle trying to ban mobile phones at school …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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• Battle — Bat tle (b[a^]t t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Battled} ( tl d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battling}.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See {Battle}, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. [1913 Webster] To meet in arms, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English