fight off
verb(tr, adverb)
to repulse; repel
to struggle to avoid or repress: to fight off a cold
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How to use fight off in a sentence
Inside were the same fishermen who were so apathetic about the fight off-shore.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fight off
fight off
Defend against, drive back, as in I've been fighting off a cold all week. This figurative use of the term, originally meaning “to repel an enemy” dates from the early 1800s.
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