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
Caecilia	-	German, Ancient Roman
Cinzia	-	Italian
Shona	['ʃəuna:]
Frediano	fre-DYAH-no	Italian
Columbine	KAHL-əm-bien	English (Rare)
Lyuba	-	Russian, Ukrainian