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uphill battledifficult struggleRate it:

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uphill battleA challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.Rate it:

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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:

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battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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pitched battleAn intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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war torn and battle scarredshowing signs of damage from bullets, bombs, etc feeling the mental or emotional effects of fighting in a warRate it:

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win the battle, but lose the warTo achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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On the WarpathFurious, hostile, engaged in battle, ready for confrontationRate it:

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shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:

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stand one's groundTo attempt to hold a position in battle.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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à moitié fait qui commence bienWell begun is half done; A good beginning is half the battle.Rate it:

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acie (armis, ferro) decernereto fight a pitched battle.Rate it:

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aciem (copias, exercitum) instruere or in acie constituereto draw up forces in battle-order.Rate it:

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aciem explicare or dilatareto extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions.Rate it:

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acies inclīnat or inclīnatur (Liv. 7. 33)the line of battle gives way.Rate it:

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agmine quadrato incedere, ireto march with closed ranks, in order of battle.Rate it:

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ancipiti Marte pugnaturthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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arma expedire (Tusc. 2. 16. 37)to make ready for battle.Rate it:

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attack is the best form of defenceIn a battle, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.Rate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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buy the farmTo die; often, to die in battle.Rate it:

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c'était une bataille rangéeIt was a pitched battle.Rate it:

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dragon's denA place to do battle, but the enemy is formidable. Only enter if prepared.Rate it:

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expeditus (opp. impeditus) milesa soldier lightly armed, ready for battle.Rate it:

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firing lineThe line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battleRate it:

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get to grips withTo battle (with something).Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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in acie dimicareto fight a pitched battle.Rate it:

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in aciem descendere (Liv. 8. 8)to enter the field of battle.Rate it:

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instinctIchigo, what's the difference between a king and his horse? I don't mean kiddy shit like "One's a person and one's an animal" or "One has two legs and one has four." If their form, ability and power were exactly the same, why is it that one becomes the king and controls the battle, while the other becomes the horse and carries the king?! There's only one answer. Instinct! In order for identical beings to get stronger and gain the power they need to become king, they must search for more battles and power! They thirst for battle, and live to mercilessly, crush, shred, and slice their enemies! Deep, deep within our body lies the honed instinct to kill, and slaughter our enemies! But you don't have that! You don't have those pure, base instincts! You fight with your brain. You try to defeat your enemies with logic! And it doesn't work! You're trying to cut them with a sheathed sword! That's why you're weaker than me, Ichigo!Rate it:

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iusto (opp. tumultuario) proelio confligere cum hoste (Liv. 35. 4)to fight a pitched, orderly battle with an enemy.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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periculum hostis facereto try one's strength with the enemy; to try issue of battle.Rate it:

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potestatem sui facere (alicui) (cf. sect. XII. 9, note audientia...)to accept battle.Rate it:

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potestatem, copiam pugnandi hostibus facereto offer battle to the enemy.Rate it:

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proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocareto provoke the enemy to battle.Rate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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proelio equestri contendereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelio vincereto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:

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proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedereto be defeated in fight, lose the battle.Rate it:

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proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)to fight a decisive battle.Rate it:

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