slug it out
idiom
informal
: to fight or compete over something until one side wins
The companies are slugging it out in court.
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Two columnists slug it out July 12, 2024 How do California’s delegates feel?
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Both slug it out with reckless abandon for eight minutes, which many consider the most electrifying three rounds in boxing history.
1991 — Magic Johnson sets an NBA record for career assists in a 112-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
As Israel and Hamas slug it out in Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to deploy enough naval muscle to intimidate the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have built a defense that nevertheless looks equipped to slug it out with the Eagles and create a turnover or two.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Both slug it out with reckless abandon for eight minutes, which many consider the most electrifying three rounds in boxing history.
1991 — Magic Johnson sets an NBA record for career assists in a 112-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
As Israel and Hamas slug it out in Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to deploy enough naval muscle to intimidate the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have built a defense that nevertheless looks equipped to slug it out with the Eagles and create a turnover or two.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
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