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

Republicans were happy to battle it out, pointing out that the images of the congressman in pink were for a breast cancer awareness event. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Judges taste everything blind, focusing on flavor and quality, with beers first battling it out at the country level before moving on to the global stage in classic beer styles. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The word hero gets used too much, according to some, but battling it out with the heat for meat during grilling season is worthy of the title. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

On defense, Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson watched Corey Thornton and Chau Smith-Wade battle it out in the secondary. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 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