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fight something off
phrasal verb with fightverbuk /faɪt/ us /faɪt/fought | fought
to successfully prevent something from happening:
The bank fought off a takeover by another bank recently.
A deal would have created one of the world's largest airlines, but Delta successfully fought it off.
to manage to get rid of an illness or infection:
I was getting a cold at the start of the week, but I seem to have fought it off.
Malnutrition can make it harder for a child to fight off illness.
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fight something off | American Dictionary
fight something off
phrasal verb with fightverb[ I/T ]us/fɑɪt/past tense and past participlefoughtus/fɔt/
to free yourself from an illness or a desire to do something you should not do:
I was trying to fight off the urge to sneak into the kitchen for something to eat.
Her body couldn’t fight the infection off.
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