To offer some form of resistance to an attack. / (figuratively) To protest or make a fuss, especially over a proposed course of action.

(idiomatic, UK) To be in a sour or negative mood.

Used to indicate that the activity being engaged in has just ended.

Alternative form of make a meal of

Academic grade issued by some institutions, which is inferior to an A and superior to a B+.

plural of A−

(idiomatic) To address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: put out a fire.

(simile) Life is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.

(idiomatic, of cooked food) To perfection.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold a candle