- do battle with something
- do battle (with (something))
to compete or argue with someone.
We plan to teach groups that normally do battle with each other to cooperate.
Jessie liked to do battle with her brother.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
do battle with something
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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
do battle with — do battle (with (something)) to compete or argue with someone. We plan to teach groups that normally do battle with each other to cooperate. Jessie liked to do battle with her brother … New idioms dictionary
do battle (with somebody) (over something) — do ˈbattle (with sb) (over sth) idiom to fight or argue with sb • He was quite prepared to do battle with his boss over his promotion. Main entry: ↑battleidiom … Useful english dictionary
(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
(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
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