Idiom
fight one's corner
Meaning
To vigorously promote or defend one's interests, views, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must fight your corner if you want to win.”
“During the team meeting, she had to fight her corner to keep the project budget from being cut.”
“Even when faced with overwhelming opposition from the board, he continued to fight his corner with passion and logical arguments.”
Examples
simple
“You must fight your corner if you want to win.”
contextual
“During the team meeting, she had to fight her corner to keep the project budget from being cut.”
complex
“Even when faced with overwhelming opposition from the board, he continued to fight his corner with passion and logical arguments.”
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