duke it out

phrase

: to engage in a fight and especially a fistfight

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Up in Chicago, rival United — which has been duking it out with American at O’Hare International Airport — snatched up delivery slots for more than 100 Boeing Dreamliners in the last four years. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

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“Duke it out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duke%20it%20out. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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