slug it out
idiom
informal
: to fight or compete over something until one side wins
The companies are slugging it out in court.
Examples of slug it out in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Now, the same types of program questions that have bedeviled San Diego State — the ability to slug it out when the points pile up, dig out when the shovel becomes heavy and ultimately figure it out when behind — lingers as a work hunting progress.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Related:How to slug it out with your governing bodies over property taxes
Tax bills showing the new savings should arrive in the mail by October or November.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
Any such plans would seem to be on ice for now, however, as Twitter and Musk slug it out in court in a bitter back and forth.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
Thinking through how the next two weeks will unfold, the Dodgers (109-48) are struck by the oddity of finishing a historic regular season coasting to the finish line then going dormant while two wild card teams to be determined slug it out.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
While the streamers and studios continue to slug it out at the high end of the market, the indies are being forced to tighten belts and economize.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
The same big corporations which clashed last year continued to slug it out daily in a ferocious, ongoing battle for subscribers and audience attention.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
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
Now, the same types of program questions that have bedeviled San Diego State — the ability to slug it out when the points pile up, dig out when the shovel becomes heavy and ultimately figure it out when behind — lingers as a work hunting progress.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Related:How to slug it out with your governing bodies over property taxes
Tax bills showing the new savings should arrive in the mail by October or November.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
Any such plans would seem to be on ice for now, however, as Twitter and Musk slug it out in court in a bitter back and forth.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
Thinking through how the next two weeks will unfold, the Dodgers (109-48) are struck by the oddity of finishing a historic regular season coasting to the finish line then going dormant while two wild card teams to be determined slug it out.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
While the streamers and studios continue to slug it out at the high end of the market, the indies are being forced to tighten belts and economize.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
The same big corporations which clashed last year continued to slug it out daily in a ferocious, ongoing battle for subscribers and audience attention.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
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