slug it out
Trade punches relentlessly
To slug it out is to fight or compete until one side prevails, whether through physical blows or sustained conflict: The two boxers slugged it out for twelve rounds, The candidates slugged it out in a series of debates.
The phrase implies prolonged, exhausting struggle rather than quick resolution.
- get it onEngage sexually or combatively
- throw downChallenge to a fight
- debatingFormal argumentative discourse
- competingContending for victory
- come to blowsBegin fighting physically
negotiating · punching · wrestling · mix it up · go at it · scuffling · grappling · dueling · clashing · brawling · arguing · contesting · persevering · fisticuffs · settle the score · struggling · vying · rivaling
slug it outsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulate · give in · concede · yield · throw in the towel
slug it outgive up
Stop attempting something
quit · throw in the towel · cut and run · bail out · withdraw
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