battle it out

phrase

: to engage in a prolonged fight, argument, or struggle

The two sides battled it out in court.

… predicting that she and her 15-year-old sister, Serena, would soon be battling it out for No. 1.

—S. L. Price

Examples of battle it out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jack Perry and Samoa Joe will also battle it out to see who else gets into the match. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The final three battled it out in a three-part final Head of Household competition to secure a space in the finals, and to select who sat next to them. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026

The online gambling space has seen dramatic growth of late as the likes of FanDuel and DraftKings battle it out and newer prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket find their lane. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals, and this Sunday, Toluca and Monterrey will battle it out for the title, while Léon and América settle the score for third place. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for battle it out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout