fight out something

fight out something
ˌfight ˈout sth | ˌfight it ˈout derived
to fight or argue until an argument has been settled

The conflict is still being fought out.

They hadn't reached any agreement so we left them to fight it out.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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