come out swinging

also come out fighting

to strongly defend yourself or something you believe in Both candidates came out swinging in the televised debate Sunday night.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philetus	fi-LEE-təs (English), fie-LEE-təs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Chouko	cho:-ko	Japanese
Motel	-	Yiddish
Victorina	-	Late Roman
Friede	FREE-də	German
RÚNi	-	Ancient Scandinavian