goes down fighting

A form of go down fighting — To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of go down fighting
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Chicago

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