fight it out

idiom

1

: to be in a fight

People were fighting it out over parking spaces.

2

: to end a dispute by fighting or arguing

This matter won't be settled until the lawyers fight it out in court.

Examples of fight it out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Within the past year, both Disney and CBS parent Paramount chose to settle lawsuits brought by Trump against their news divisions rather than fight it out in court. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025

The pair entered London’s High Court several weeks back to fight it out following nearly two years of debate that has at times spilled out into the public sphere. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

Ramsdale will fight it out with Nick Pope, the current No 1, for a starting place. —George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025

Confirming all of them with the current process that Democrats have pursued could take months, but the Senate may simply go on recess for August and return to fight it out again in September. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for fight it out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout