put\ up\ a\ brave\ fight

put\ up\ a\ brave\ fight
• put up a (brave, good, etc.) fight
v. phr.
To resist.

He put up a good fight but he was bound to lose in the end to the older, more experienced chess player.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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