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". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
put up a good fight — put up a good/brave/fight phrase to try in a determined way to achieve something even though you do not succeed We put up a good fight in this match and were unlucky to lose. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put up a good fight — try hard They put up a good fight but were unable to win the tournament … Idioms and examples
put up a good fight — fight respectably, make a good effort in fighting … English contemporary dictionary
put up a brave fight — put up a good/brave/fight phrase to try in a determined way to achieve something even though you do not succeed We put up a good fight in this match and were unlucky to lose. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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
put up a good fight, show, etc. — Achieve distinction in difficult circumstances … A concise dictionary of English slang
fight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 struggle using physical force ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ fierce ▪ brutal, nasty, vicious ▪ real … Collocations dictionary
fight — fight1 W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(war)¦ 2¦(hit people)¦ 3¦(try to do something)¦ 4¦(prevent something)¦ 5¦(compete)¦ 6¦(argue)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(emotion)¦ 9¦(law)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
put up — verb 1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4) post a sign post a warning at the dump • Syn: ↑post • Derivationally related forms: ↑posting (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fight — 1 /faIt/ past tense and past participle fought verb 1 WAR (I, T) to take part in a war or battle: Did your Uncle fight in the last war? | fight sb: Vietnam fought France and then the US over 30 years. (+ against/with): He fought against the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
