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
Narcissus	nar-SIS-əs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Granya	-	Irish
Scholastica	-	Late Roman
Myron	MIE-rən (English), muy-rawn (Ancient Greek)	English, Ancient Greek
Lucja	LUWTS-yah	Polish
Efisio	e-FEE-zyo	Italian