go to the mat

verb

Etymology

A reference to wrestling.

Definitions

  1. To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.

    • He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA