| 单词 | to come out fighting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come out fighting (also swinging) 4. intransitive. Originally U.S. to come out fighting (also swinging): to start (on some activity) in an aggressive, combative, or confrontational manner; to defend oneself or something in a determined way. ΚΠ 1911 Creek Baptist Herald (Muskogee, Okla.) 14 Dec. 1/2 It will be seen that the first issue of the Herald did not come out fighting. 1941 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 23 Apr. 2/8 Attorneys..prepared to abandon sparring tactics and come out swinging for the third round of the legal battle. 1944 Life 26 June 40/3 (caption) Wendell Willkie, who has been politically quiet since he withdrew as a candidate in April, came out fighting on the eve of the Republican Convention. 1996 Northern Colorado Parent Nov. 13/3 Rather than trying to fix blame and coming out swinging, parents should take a ‘Let's see what we can do..’ approach. 2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 July 16/5 Tourism giant S8 Limited has come out fighting in the face of a major investigation by the Office of Fair Trading. < as lemmas |
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