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Phr V slug out slugs, slugging, slugged slug it out informal if two people slug it out, they fightI can't understand why people pay to watch two sweaty men slugging it out in a ring. informal to argue with someone or compete against someone until you defeat themIf a couple can't settle these matters between them, they'll slug it out in the courts.Either the two companies merge now or they slug it out in the market and one goes bust later.
phraseslug out slug it out informal if two or more people, teams, armies etc slug it out, they fight, compete, or argue for a long time without stopping until one side wins: Now we can watch our political leaders slugging it out in live TV debates. two heavyweights standing toe-to-toe and slugging it out■ SIMILAR TO: fight it out, battle it out, slog it out BrE informal
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