fighting

be fighting fit

to be very healthy. She was fighting fit after 10 weeks of intense physical training.

See also: fight, fit

be fighting for your life

1. to be so ill or injured that you might die. One of the passengers was fighting for her life last night after receiving multiple injuries in the collision.

2. if an organization or system is fighting for its life, people are trying very hard to prevent it from being defeated or destroyed. With debts of over $2 million dollars, the corporation is fighting for its life.

See also: fight, life

be fighting mad (American & Australian, informal)

to be very angry. When Dad finds out you've crashed the car, he'll be fighting mad.

See also: fight, mad

be in fighting trim (mainly American)

ready to deal with a situation, especially because you are in good physical condition. It was a challenging performance, but the dancers were in fighting trim.

See also: fight, trim

come out fighting (British, American & Australian, mainly American)

if someone comes out fighting, they defend themselves or something they believe in, in a very determined way. They were criticized from all sides but they came out fighting. The candidates came out swinging in the first few minutes of the debate.

See also: come, fight

a fight for life

be fighting for your life - to be so ill or injured that you might die. Throughout Christopher's fight for life, his parents never left his bedside.

See also: fight, life

a fighting chance

a small but real possibility that you might do or achieve something. If we can raise another thousand pounds we'll have a fighting chance of saving the theatre. (often + of + doing something) A good education will ensure that even the most disadvantaged children are given a fighting chance.

See also: chance, fight