单词 | go to the mat |
释义 | go to the matSEE SYNONYMS FOR go to the mat ON THESAURUS.COM Fight until one side or another is victorious, as in The governor said he'd go to the mat for this bill. This term comes from wrestling and evokes the holding of an opponent when both contestants are down on the mat, the padded floor-covering used in matches. It has been used figuratively since about 1900. Words nearby go to the matgo to pot, go to show, go to the devil, go to the dogs, go to the expense, go to the mat, go to the trouble, go to the wall, go to town, go to waste, gotra The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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