to fight one's corner
- idiom
- UK
:
defender su posición
- Even though many disagreed with her approach, she continued to fight her corner and advocate for change.
Examples
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In the meeting, she decided to fight her corner and defend her proposal despite the criticism from her colleagues.
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He always knows how to fight his corner during debates, making strong arguments to back his views.
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Speak your truth and stand your ground, fight your corner...
Blog text (25) -
I'd love to fight your corner, darling.
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I think both you and Salma are trying to 'fight your corner,' and it can come across as a bit offensive to others.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
691
2.8
To speak up to support a person or idea when others criticize it
256
2.7
Defend or support someone who is treated unfairly
188
3.3
Resist an attack or criticism by responding
59
4.3
To support someone when others criticize or attack them
25
5.7
To keep your position when others disagree
22
3.7
To resist a person or rule that treats people unfairly
12
6.7
Keep supporting your idea when others disagree
4
6.4
Refuse to change your mind when others disagree
Begin to strongly defend a person or cause in public
Antonyms
How Firm
- Informal
25
5.7
- UK
691
2.8
59
3.7
∞
1.0
∞
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'fight' (to resist or defend) gives a clear cue, but 'one's corner' is metaphorical here (corner = one's position/interest) rather than literal, so the full idiomatic sense 'defend one's position or interests' is not completely predictable from the parts. A B1 learner who knows the words might guess a related sense (resist or defend) but would likely need exposure to confirm the precise pragmatic meaning, so the expression is partially but not fully transparent.
Etymology
Fight one's corner comes from boxing. In a match, a fighter's team stands in the fighter's corner to protect and support them, so to fight one's corner means 'to defend your position or ideas'.