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fight a losing battle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
fight- a los-ing -bat-tle
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.

verb

To attempt a task or other endeavor in which there is no chance that it will succeed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fights a losing battle (present, singular) fighting a losing battle (participle, present) fought a losing battle (participle, past) fought a losing battle (past)

Synonyms

fight a rearguard action

Questions

What does fight a losing battle mean?
To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.

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