fight it out
Settle by combat
To fight it out is to settle a dispute through sustained conflict until one side prevails: Let them fight it out among themselves.
The phrase suggests letting opposing parties resolve their differences directly rather than intervening.
The fight may be physical, verbal, or competitive: The two candidates will fight it out in the primary.
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- battleArmed military engagement
- see it throughContinue until finished
struggle · thrash · perseverance · tenacity · hash · resolve · grit · war of words · contest · altercation · combat · showdown · battle royale · warfare · standoff · determination · duel · settle
fight it outcompromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
negotiate · meet halfway · find common ground · make peace · come to terms
fight it outsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
give up · capitulate · give in · back down · throw in the towel
fight it outevade
Escape by cunning
run away · flee · duck out · skirt the issue · look the other way
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