Fight Idioms

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lock horns

Meaning: To get into conflict or argument, especially when strongly opposing views are involved.

Example: The two lawyers locked horns in court over the interpretation of the contract. Read more ➺


square off

Meaning: To prepare for a fight, argument, or confrontation.

Example: The two rivals began to square off as the crowd gathered around them. Read more ➺


meet one’s Waterloo

Meaning: To experience a decisive and crushing defeat.

Example: After years of winning, the champion finally met his Waterloo in the finals. Read more ➺


a double-edged sword

Meaning: Refers to something that has both positive and negative effects.

Example: Social media is a double-edged sword—it connects people but also spreads misinformation. Read more ➺


fight a losing battle

Meaning: Try hard to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed.

Example: She fought a losing battle to save the old tree from being cut down. Read more ➺


kick against the pricks

Meaning: Resisting authority or control in a way that only causes oneself pain or harm.

Example: He kept kicking against the pricks, even when he knew the rules wouldn't change. Read more ➺


fight fire with fire

Meaning: respond to an aggressive or harmful action by using similar tactics.

Example: When competitors started lowering their prices, the company decided to fight fire with fire and reduced their prices too. Read more ➺


armed to the teeth

Meaning: fully equipped with weapons.

Example: The soldiers entered the battlefield armed to the teeth. Read more ➺


at loggerheads

Meaning: in a state of strong disagreement or conflict

Example: The two neighbors were at loggerheads over the property boundary. Read more ➺


cloak and dagger

Meaning: an activity or process that involves spying, secrecy, or mystery.

Example: He didn't want anyone to know what he was doing, so he kept his plans cloaked and daggered from the public. Read more ➺


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