Society

fight for something

struggle to obtain

To compete strongly or struggle to get something that you want.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are they arguing?

They're fighting for the best seats.

Play the conversation

Several teams are fighting for a place in the final.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The children fought ‸ the window seat.

Say: The children fought for the window seat.

Use "fight for" when the thing is what people are competing to obtain.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

fight for something; fought for something

Your turn: say it out loud

Several teams are fighting for a place in the final.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

fight for something

struggle to obtain

“Several teams are fighting for a place in the final.”

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