do battle

do battle (often figurative)

To fight

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Main Entry: ↑battle

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do battle mainly journalism phrase

to argue with or fight against a difficult opponent, official system etc

She’s been doing battle with bureaucracy all her life.

Thesaurus: to compete, or to try to win_synonym to argue_hyponym to defeat someone in a game, competition or argument_synonym

Main entry: battle

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I

fight; engage in conflict

do battle with the forces of evil

II

enter into a conflict

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do battle

: to fight or struggle

political opponents who have been doing battle [=battling] for years

— usually + with

political opponents who have been doing battle with each other for years

soldiers doing battle with the enemy

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Main Entry: ↑battle

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do battle — see ↑battle, 1

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Main Entry: ↑do