live to fight another day

to lose a fight or competition but not be completely defeated and therefore be able to try again in the future The anti-pollution campaigners lost the debate but lived to fight another day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GergŐ	GER-guu	Hungarian
Chiyembekezo	chee-yem-bay-KAY-zo	Southern African, Chewa
Didacus	-	Medieval Spanish
Iomhar	-	Scottish
Abram	['eibrəm]
Jamal	-	Arabic