phrasal verb

Fight back

Letter FInseparable

2Sections

Defend yourself, resist an attack

Meanings

  • Defend yourself, resist an attack (intransitive, International English)
  • Try to control and emotion and keep it hidden (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The army attacked the town and the inhabitants FOUGHT BACK fiercely.
  • He tried to FIGHT BACK the tears when he heard the news of her death.

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