plural of handy-fight

Alternative form of tilt at windmills

A freshwater fish, Betta splendens.

(idiomatic) To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).

To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win. / (idiomatic) To try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.

Alternative spelling of armoured fighting vehicle

(military) An armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.

(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.

(US, chiefly in the negative) To have a personal stake in the issue.

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