Beat back
Beat back verb - Cause to move back by force or influence.
Both terms in one sentence
- One Blade can consider facing a dozen opponents an insult, and once served as Aegon's personal elite guard after their much smaller force beat back his army and killed one dragon.
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One Blade can consider a dozen opponents an insult, and in the old days the Blades served as Aegon the Conqueror's personal elite guard after their much smaller force beat back his army and killed one of his dragons.
Source: Elite Army -
Transformers: Wings of Honor: Metalhawk's and Onslaught's teams (as well as the other Elite Guard teams who operate mostly offscreen) work well together, complete many missions with an unbroken victory streak, and beat back numerous Decepticons, in relatively light-hearted adventures.
Source: Sudden Downer Ending
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