fight the good fight
idiom
: to try very hard to do what is right
He has always fought the good fight against oppression.
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Such division of labor would allow each agency to leverage its own particular strengths and resources, and therefore fight the good fight more effectively.
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Tim K. MacKey, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2012
In 2018, Millar and artist John Romita Jr. started a new Kick-Ass comic series with a totally different protagonist: Patience Lee, a Black military veteran and mother who slapped on the same green costume to fight the good fight.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2023
And the sign of a friend is someone who stands by your side, to fight the good fight on the good days and on the bad.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
This is your opportunity to win over your audience and to fight the good fight.
—Keren Pakes, Forbes, 5 July 2021
Director and political activist Rob Reiner, meanwhile, was encouraging people to stay and fight the good fight in 280 characters or less.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
The youngest daughter said that her father’s passion and drive to fight the good fight is infectious.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022
The more leadership demonstrates a commitment to these issues and is willing to fight the good fight, the more employees feel supported, seen, and connected to their jobs.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
But even the most powerful people in the universe can't fight the good fight forever; almost a century after earning their superpowers, the team is now old and grey, looking to pass the torch to the next generation.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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Tim K. MacKey, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2012
In 2018, Millar and artist John Romita Jr. started a new Kick-Ass comic series with a totally different protagonist: Patience Lee, a Black military veteran and mother who slapped on the same green costume to fight the good fight.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2023
And the sign of a friend is someone who stands by your side, to fight the good fight on the good days and on the bad.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
This is your opportunity to win over your audience and to fight the good fight.
—Keren Pakes, Forbes, 5 July 2021
Director and political activist Rob Reiner, meanwhile, was encouraging people to stay and fight the good fight in 280 characters or less.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
The youngest daughter said that her father’s passion and drive to fight the good fight is infectious.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022
The more leadership demonstrates a commitment to these issues and is willing to fight the good fight, the more employees feel supported, seen, and connected to their jobs.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
But even the most powerful people in the universe can't fight the good fight forever; almost a century after earning their superpowers, the team is now old and grey, looking to pass the torch to the next generation.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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