fight off

phrasal verbPart offight

fight off — phrasal verb

1. to use force to make someone who is attacking you go away, or to try hard to get

1.phrasal verb
Definition

to use force to make someone who is attacking you go away, or to try hard to get rid of something unpleasant.

Example

The shopkeeper fought off the robbers with a baseball bat until the police arrived.

Brooke drank hot tea with honey to try to fight off a cold before the big presentation.