Phrasal verb: Fight off

"Fight off"

Meaning 1

  • To defend oneself against (someone or something) by fighting or struggling
  • If you fight off someone who has attacked you, you fight with them, and succeed in making them go away or stop attacking you.

Example Sentences

  • The woman managed to fight off her attackers.
  • Learn self-defense techniques that can help you fight off an attacker and run away.
  • Do you know any tips on how to fight off an attacker if ever you're caught in a dangerous situation?
  • A man fought off an armed home invader to protect his wife.

  • A man in Florida fought off a bear to protect his dogs.
  • A beach goer in Australia had a close call fighting off a great white shark in the waters.
  • A 60-year-old fisherman found himself fighting off a crocodile that pulled him into a river.


Meaning 2

  • If you fight off something, for example an illness or an unpleasant feeling, you succeed in getting rid of it and in not letting it overcome you.

Example Sentences

  • He felt drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
  • Is there a possible cure to fight off cancer?
  • Normally, white blood cells fight off and kill infections.
  • The immune system enables the body to fight off illnesses.
  • Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body's ability to fight off infection.
  • I'm trying to fight off a cold.
  • Most healthy adults can fight off such infections.
  • Did your husband manage to fight off his cold by taking aspirin?
  • A healthy body will be able to fight off illnesses naturally without medicine.
  • Vaccines are used to prepare the body's immune system to fight off infections.

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