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fight down

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Verb1.fight down - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
fight, fight back, oppose, defend
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
recalcitrate - show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"
fend, resist, stand - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
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? fight down
vt sep anxiety, anger → unterdrücken


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It was one of those thoughts one had to fight down, keep at arm's length at any cost.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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