go to the mat
Example Sentences
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McGuire gave labor unions credit on Monday, saying that “in California, we go to the mat for the rights of workers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Were there ever things that you had to really go to the mat to fight for or that actually didn't make it?
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
“I will go to the mat to get rid of this cap,” Pollet said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
“Every single year I go to the mat to boost funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant — I know how much it helps working parents and kids,” Senator Murray said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
And after three years or so of marriage they learn to enjoy the bones of conversation and sometimes even to go to the mat with them.
From 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
