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	Pronounced	Usage
Kamala	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali
Cameron	KAM-rən (English), KAM-ə-rən (English)	Scottish, English
Stockton	['stɔktən]
ĄŽUolas	-	Lithuanian
Kala (2)	-	Hawaiian
Eireen	ie-REEN	Irish