Even though he knew that he was going to lose the fight after school with 'Big Max,' he would not back down. If he was going to lose, he vowed to go down swinging.
go down swinging - If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.
Jeff has hung up on that actress he met at the party.
hung up on somebody - in love with someone in a foolish way
We got hung up on the planning and forgot that we were supposed to produce something.
hung up on something - stopped from making progress by something you think is very important.
I guess our plans for summer vacation are dead in the water.
Without an effective leader, our plans for expansion are dead in the water.
dead in the water - If something is dead in the water, it isn't going anywhere or making any progress; without any chance for success.
He packed up all his gear, the whole kit and caboodle, and walked out.
I like everything about Christmas - the presents, the food, the carols - the whole caboodle.
We had to pack up the whole kit and caboodle before the movers arrived.
the whole kit and caboodle - everything, every part; the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it.
Usage notes: also used in the shorter forms the whole kit or the whole caboodle.
He'll just have to bust his ass to make sure the job is finished on time.
I busted my ass getting him that ticket, and now he's changed his mind!
He bust his ass for ten years in that job and got no thanks for it.
I've been busting my ass to finish early.
bust one's ass - to work very hard; to use a lot of effort to do something.
- "I can't do it, Kate. I've searched everywhere and I can't find it."
- "Suck it up, John. I'm counting on you to define that idiom!"
The teacher told her complaining students to suck it up after they told her the test was too difficult.
- I hate my job! I hate my boyfriend! I hate my life!
- Suck it up! At least you have a job!
suck it up - get up and do it, be strong, do not be a quitter; stop complaining and move on.
I can still stand tall. I'm innocent.
Our athletes stand tall in the knowledge that they did their best.
For the first time in living memory, we have a leader who can stand tall in international gatherings.
A girl should choose a strong, powerful man, who stands tall.
stand tall - to be brave and proud; to be proud of yourself and confident of your abilities.
The doctor arrived in the nick of time. The patient's life was saved.
I reached the airport in the very nick of time and made my flight.
at (in) the nick of time - just in time; at the last possible instant; just before it's too late.
Typically: arrive ~; get there ~; happen ~; reach something ~; Save someone ~.
go down swinging - If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.
Jeff has hung up on that actress he met at the party.
hung up on somebody - in love with someone in a foolish way
We got hung up on the planning and forgot that we were supposed to produce something.
hung up on something - stopped from making progress by something you think is very important.
I guess our plans for summer vacation are dead in the water.
Without an effective leader, our plans for expansion are dead in the water.
dead in the water - If something is dead in the water, it isn't going anywhere or making any progress; without any chance for success.
He packed up all his gear, the whole kit and caboodle, and walked out.
I like everything about Christmas - the presents, the food, the carols - the whole caboodle.
We had to pack up the whole kit and caboodle before the movers arrived.
the whole kit and caboodle - everything, every part; the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it.
Usage notes: also used in the shorter forms the whole kit or the whole caboodle.
He'll just have to bust his ass to make sure the job is finished on time.
I busted my ass getting him that ticket, and now he's changed his mind!
He bust his ass for ten years in that job and got no thanks for it.
I've been busting my ass to finish early.
bust one's ass - to work very hard; to use a lot of effort to do something.
- "I can't do it, Kate. I've searched everywhere and I can't find it."
- "Suck it up, John. I'm counting on you to define that idiom!"
The teacher told her complaining students to suck it up after they told her the test was too difficult.
- I hate my job! I hate my boyfriend! I hate my life!
- Suck it up! At least you have a job!
suck it up - get up and do it, be strong, do not be a quitter; stop complaining and move on.
I can still stand tall. I'm innocent.
Our athletes stand tall in the knowledge that they did their best.
For the first time in living memory, we have a leader who can stand tall in international gatherings.
A girl should choose a strong, powerful man, who stands tall.
stand tall - to be brave and proud; to be proud of yourself and confident of your abilities.
The doctor arrived in the nick of time. The patient's life was saved.
I reached the airport in the very nick of time and made my flight.
at (in) the nick of time - just in time; at the last possible instant; just before it's too late.
Typically: arrive ~; get there ~; happen ~; reach something ~; Save someone ~.