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fight a rearguard action
fight a rearguard action
to try very hard to prevent something from happening when it is probably too late to prevent it (often + against ) The unions were fighting a rearguard action against the government's attempt to strip them of their powers.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Dag | | DAHG (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Enzo | | - | Italian, French |
Herod | | HER-əd (English) | Biblical |
Abha | | - | Indian, Hindi |
Leila | | ['li:lə] | |
Racquel | | rə-KEL | English |