fight down

English

Verb

fight down (third-person singular simple present fights down, present participle fighting down, simple past and past participle fought down)

  1. (transitive) To suppress (a feeling or emotion).
    He fought down the urge to laugh.
    She fought down the rage building up inside her.
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