- (a) running battle with someone
- a running battle (with (someone/something))
an argument or fight that continues for a long time.
Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) running battle with someone
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(a) running battle with something — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
(a) running battle with — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
(a) running battle — if you have a running battle with someone, you have an argument that continues over a long period of time. I ve had a running battle with the neighbours over their kids throwing stones over the fence. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
(a) running battle — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements … New idioms dictionary
Battle of Britain — This article is about the Second World War battle. For other uses, see Battle of Britain (disambiguation). Battle of Britain Part of the Second World War … Wikipedia
battle — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ battles, battling, battled 1) N VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. ...after a gun… … English dictionary
battle — bat|tle1 W2 [ˈbætl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fight)¦ 2¦(competition/argument)¦ 3¦(change bad situation)¦ 4 be half the battle 5 a battle of wits 6 battle of wills 7 do battle (with somebody) 8 fight your own battles 9 the battle of … Dictionary of contemporary English
battle — 1 noun (C) 1 BETWEEN ARMIES a fight between opposing armies, groups of ships etc, especially one that is part of a larger war: the Battle of Trafalgar | in/into battle: Her son was killed in battle. | sending troops into battle 2 BETWEEN… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Battle of Dien Bien Phu — Battle of Điện Biên Phủ Part of the First Indochina War … Wikipedia
running — /ˈrʌnɪŋ / (say runing) noun 1. the act of someone or something that runs. 2. competition, as in a race: to be out of the running. 3. smuggling: gun running. 4. managing or directing: the running of a business. –adjective 5. that runs; moving or… …
