fight a losing battle (English, verb)
expansion: fight a losing battle (third-person singular simple present fights a losing battle, present participle fighting a losing battle, simple past and past participle fought a losing battle)
Senses:
glosses: To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.
tags: literally
glosses: To attempt a task or other endeavor in which there is no chance that it will succeed.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: fights a losing battle
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fighting a losing battle
tags: participle
present
form: fought a losing battle
tags: participle
past
form: fought a losing battle
tags: past