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单词 to come out fighting
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to come out fighting (also swinging)
4. intransitive. Originally U.S. to come out fighting (also swinging): to start (on some activity) in an aggressive, combative, or confrontational manner; to defend oneself or something in a determined way.
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1911 Creek Baptist Herald (Muskogee, Okla.) 14 Dec. 1/2 It will be seen that the first issue of the Herald did not come out fighting.
1941 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 23 Apr. 2/8 Attorneys..prepared to abandon sparring tactics and come out swinging for the third round of the legal battle.
1944 Life 26 June 40/3 (caption) Wendell Willkie, who has been politically quiet since he withdrew as a candidate in April, came out fighting on the eve of the Republican Convention.
1996 Northern Colorado Parent Nov. 13/3 Rather than trying to fix blame and coming out swinging, parents should take a ‘Let's see what we can do..’ approach.
2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 July 16/5 Tourism giant S8 Limited has come out fighting in the face of a major investigation by the Office of Fair Trading.
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