slug it out en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.
For once I'd met a man which was willing and able to stand up and slug it out with me.
1932, Robert E. Howard, Vikings of the Gloves:Merkel’s political and scientific sides slug it out in swan song presser [title]
2021 July 22, Philip Oltermann, “Merkel’s political and scientific sides slug it out in swan song presser”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slugged it out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slugged it out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| slugs it out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| slugging it out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
cmn 决一雌雄 (To have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.) · cmn 一决高下 (To have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.)