fight down

• Phrasal verb, das das Unterdrücken oder Überwinden eines Gefühls, einer Emotion oder eines Impulses bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of struggling to suppress or overcome a feeling, emotion, or urge.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Suppress an emotioninformal

   To try hard not to show or feel a strong emotion.

   Eine Emotion unterdrücken

   • She fought down the urge to cry during the speech.
   • He fought down his anger and remained calm.
   • I had to fight down a feeling of panic.

   Synonymebottle upcheckchoke backcontaincontrolcurbhold backovercomerepressrestrainsmotherstiflesubduesuppressswallow

2. Restrain a physical reactioninformal

   To struggle to prevent a physical reaction, such as laughter or a sneeze.

   Eine körperliche Reaktion unterdrücken

   • He fought down a sneeze during the quiet ceremony.
   • She fought down the laughter when he tripped.
   • I fought down the nausea from the bumpy car ride.

   Synonymecheckchoke backcontaincurbhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymeemitexpressreleasevent

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