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put up a fight

The correct spelling is put up a fight.

How to pronounce put up a fight

verb

Say it like: Put- up- a -fit

The correct spelling is put up a fight. To offer some form of resistance to an attack. For example: "She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse."

Usage Examples

She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse.

Their youngest son always put up a fight when it was bedtime.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To offer some form of resistance to an attack.
  2. 2.To protest or make a fuss, especially over a proposed course of action.

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