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
Varuna	-	Hinduism
Rodolf	RO-dawlf (German)	German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Kendal	KEN-dahl	English (Modern)
Biaggio	-	Italian (Rare)
Wischard	-	Old Norman
Midas	MIE-dəs (English)	Greek Mythology