Budge
Budge verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position
Fight
Fight verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Revolutionary Girl Utena plants itself in the middle of the spectrum, refuses to budge, and lets the characters and plot (and audience) fight over it to whatever extremes they please.
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