battle it out

phrase

: to engage in a prolonged fight, argument, or struggle

The two sides battled it out in court.

… predicting that she and her 15-year-old sister, Serena, would soon be battling it out for No. 1.

—S. L. Price

Examples of battle it out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While agencies and states battle it out with legal red tape, the asset class continues to grow quickly. — Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Just a few hours after Spain lifted the World Cup trophy, the Warriors and Grizzlies battled it out for the summer league title in Las Vegas. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

This Sunday, Spain and Argentina will hit the New York New Jersey Stadium turf — natural grass, in a nice change of pace — to battle it out for the FIFA World Cup Trophy; there will be something else on the line this time. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

In 2018, United battled it out with Manchester City for the signing of Fred. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for battle it out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout