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Meaning of go to the mat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.

US, idiomatic

Examples

“He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

go to the mats go to the mattresses go to the polls go to the restroom go to the scaffold go to the toilet