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fight back

verb

  1. intr to resist an attack
  2. intr to counterattack
  3. tr to struggle to repress

    she tried to fight back her tears

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an act or campaign of resistance
  2. a counterattack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Why do you think hypothetical discussions about assaults on the Constitution will better serve fighting back than concrete discussion and organizing about specific assaults on it?

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Hewing to genre conventions, Iris frees herself from Josh’s control and fights back, forcing him to whip up a plan B involving a fine-spun alibi made of stuff and nonsense.

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But PSG, who were crowned French champions on Saturday, fought back and scored three unanswered goals to take control of the tie.

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Universities are not without resources, however, and many have begun to fight back.

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Sometimes, merely showing up and not hiding who you are is how to fight back best.

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