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fight back
verb
- intr to resist an attack
- intr to counterattack
- tr to struggle to repress
she tried to fight back her tears
noun
- an act or campaign of resistance
- a counterattack
Example Sentences
His supporters shouted "Elbows Up" and put them up, a reference to a stand up and fight back posture in the occasionally rough game of ice hockey.
De la Peña tried to fight back, eventually getting hold of the skateboard and hitting them.
"Based on the last election, they know that their votes are important and have an impact. When they are portrayed negatively, they know they can fight back," she says.
He recalled the mental fortitude it took for the Clippers to fight back.
“These animals are already scared, abandoned, living in horrible conditions, and they have no family to love them,” Kopushyan told the committee, fighting back tears.
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