go to the mat

go to the mat
To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.

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  • the|mat|ic — «thee MAT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a theme or themes. 2. Grammar. of or having to do with the theme of a word. –the|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • go to the mat — phrasal : to engage in a hotly fought usually verbal and ideological struggle go to the mat with those whose arguments do not seem to me to be sound or fair Christian Century * * * informal vigorously engage in an argument or dispute, typically… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Going to the Mat — Título Going to the Mat Ficha técnica Dirección Stuart Gillard Producción Don Schain Guion …   Wikipedia Español

  • Going to the Mat — Infobox Film name = Going to the Mat director = Stuart Gillard producer = Don Schain writer = Chris Nolan Laurie Nolan starring = Andrew Lawrence Alessandra Toreson Khleo Thomas Wayne Brady released = March 19, 2004 runtime = 96 min. distributor …   Wikipedia

  • Going to the Mat — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der große Kampf Originaltitel: Going to the Mat Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2004 Länge: 120 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • go to the mat — (USA) If people go  to the mat, they continue to struggle or fight to the end, until they have either won or have finally been defeated.   …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • go to the mat — (for (someone/something)) to support someone or something very strongly. When he believes in a project, he s willing to go to the mat for it …   New idioms dictionary

  • er|y|the|mat|ic — «EHR uh thih MAT ihk», adjective. 1. of erythema. 2. accompanied by erythema …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|an|the|mat|ic — «ehk SAN thuh MAT ihk», adjective. = exanthematous. (Cf. ↑exanthematous) …   Useful english dictionary

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