to fight monsters
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6.0
- phrasal verb
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luchar contra monstruos
- Let's fight monsters.
Beware that when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.
- Beware that when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.
- Beowulf was this great warrior hero who fought monsters.
- So to what degree do you need monsters to fight monsters?
Examples
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In the game, players fight monsters with powerful weapons and magic spells.
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We fight monsters all the time.
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That's how you fight monsters.
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As the game progresses, players fight monsters, gain skills, and destroy powerful bosses.
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To level up, you must fight monsters and complete various quests.
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She loves to fight monsters in video games, often playing late into the night.
Synonyms
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2.7
To fight against someone or something for a long time
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4.1
To fight something harmful like a disease or unfair treatment
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to battle or engage in combat with fictional or mythical creatures' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fight' (to take part in a struggle) with 'monsters' (imaginary creatures). This literal compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard verb + object semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Fight monsters comes from the simple picture of heroes who fight big, strange monsters in stories and games. That's why it now means 'to fight imaginary creatures', especially in video games and stories.