put up a fight

and put up a struggle

to make a struggle, a fight, etc. (Fixed order.) Did he put up a fight? No, he only put up a bit of a struggle.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iah	-	Egyptian Mythology
Pearle	PURL	English
IngrÍ&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Satu	SAH-too	Finnish
Zoey	ZO-ee	English (Modern)
Lessie	LES-ee	English