beat back

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has also marshalled the powers of his state government to beat back the measure.

Although only indirectly acknowledged in the movie's narrative, it is nevertheless brought to the fore in the first scenes showing Cohn helping Trump beat back a federal investigation.

At a party thrown by a mutual friend, they flirt and banter and, after some clearing of the decks, they get together and, beating back fearfulness, mostly stay together.

“We need to work harder than we ever have. We need to beat back the dangers that Trump and his allies pose to the rule of law and our way of life,” she said Monday.

For far too long, American history has operated under the Great Man theory, which posits that brave individuals who beat back haters and doubters accomplish great things, not the masses.