do battle

do battle (with something)

to compete or argue with someone We plan to teach groups that normally do battle with each other to cooperate. Jessie liked to do battle with her brother.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of do battle (to fight against a military force)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eavan	EE-van	Irish
Albert	AL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)	English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom
Lin	-	Chinese
Edelmira	-	Spanish
Kambujiya	-	Ancient Persian
September	sep-TEM-bər	English (Rare)