battle (something) out

To struggle against an opponent for something. Those two teams really battled it out in an intense playoff series. My agent and the movie studio are battling out the terms of my contract now.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Percy	['pə:si]
Elsa	EL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Philander	-	English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Kendrick	['kendrik]
Mika (1)	MEE-kah	Finnish
Gudrun	GOOD-roon (German)	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German