come out swinging
verbEtymology
An allusion to the behavior of a boxer who immediately begins a boxing match or a round of a match by aggressively throwing punches in an unrestrained manner.
Definitions
To initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive,…
To initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner.
- New York baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, rolling up his sleeves and coming out swinging for the first time Monday, bluntly told Pete Rozelle to quit "kidding the people" about football being the nation's no. 1 sport.
- So ingrained is the instinct for massive retaliation that Downing St. came out swinging before mastering the facts.
To display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting…
To display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.
- There's ferment is Philadelphia where the ad agency with the oldest name in the business after a very bad year is picking itself up and coming out swinging.
- She'd endured cruelty and grief and still came out swinging.
The neighborhood
- neighborcome back swinging
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA