fight a rearguard action
Synonym of fight a losing battleSynonym of fight a losing battle.
» The opposition minnows fought a desperate rearguard action in defence of their one-goal lead.
Die kleinen Fische der generischen Mannschaft verteidigten in erbitterter Verteidigungsschlacht ihren Eintorvorsprung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesSynonym of fight a losing battle.
Examples
2 sentencesThe opposition minnows fought a desperate rearguard action in defence of their one-goal lead.
deDie kleinen Fische der generischen Mannschaft verteidigten in erbitterter Verteidigungsschlacht ihren Eintorvorsprung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The Algerian government should fight corruption with actions, not words.
Forms
fights a rearguard action, fighting a rearguard action, fought a rearguard action, fought a rearguard action| Base form | fight a rearguard action · to fight a rearguard action |
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| 3rd person singular | fights a rearguard action |
| Present participle | fighting a rearguard action |
| Past simple | fought a rearguard action |
| Past participle | fought a rearguard action |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | fight a rearguard action |
| he, she, it | fights a rearguard action |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | fought a rearguard action |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have fought a rearguard action |
| he, she, it | has fought a rearguard action |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will fight a rearguard action |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.