fight over



fight over someone or something

to fight a battle that decides who gets someone or something. Well, let's not fight over Tom. You can have him. I can make a better team without him. The children were fighting over who would get the largest piece of cake.
See also: fight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shet-Biblical Hebrew
Prudenzioproo-DEN-tsyoItalian
Murchadh-Irish, Scottish
AmonAH-mun (English)Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
NeldaNEL-dəEnglish
Emiliae-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English