go to the mat
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
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(chiefly, US, idiomatic) 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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