do battle
do battle
phrase
battleIf one person or group does battle with another, they take part in a battle or contest against them. You can also say that two people or groups do battle.
...the notorious Montonero guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war. [+ with/against]
This March, a British and an American company will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.
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