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- battle out
battle out
battle something out
1. Lit. to fight about something to a conclusion. They battled the matter out and came to an agreement. The two young toughs went into the alley to battle out their differences.
2. Fig. to argue something to a conclusion; to struggle to reach a conclusion. The Senate and the House disagree on the bill, so they will have to battle a compromise out.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Ekaterina | | ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian) | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian |
| Redd | | RED | English (Rare) |
| Damon | | ['deimən] | |
| Kalev (2) | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Iosaphat | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Signe | | SEENG-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), SEE-ne (Danish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |