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Not without a fight

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Not without a fight means refusing to give in to something without trying to resist it.

The expression comes from the literal idea of fighting to defend something. Over time it became a figurative way to describe standing up for yourself or refusing to give in quietly.

She was not going to give up the project without a fight.