fight one's own battles

/fˈaɪt wˈɒnz ˈəʊn bˈatəlz/

/fˈaɪt wˈʌnz ˈoʊn bˈæɾəlz/

to fight one's own battles

Пытаться преодолевать трудности без чьей-либо помощи.

to fight for what one wants or win an argument without the help of someone else

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1. [Man 5] Let Europe fight her own battles.

2. - Everyone is fighting their own battles. -

3. It was then that I realized that I had to fight my own battles.

4. Adults fight their own battles.