go to the mat

Example Sentences

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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

“If I needed a lawyer to go to the mat for me, that’s the lawyer I would choose,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

“You have to go to the mat every single day in this job.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2022

“I’d like to see Joel go to the mat with that pirate that took the girl away from us to-day,” grinned Jack.

From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Penrose, Margaret