back / down
to try hard not to do or show sth, especially not to show your feelings :
I was fighting back the tears.
He fought down his disgust.
back / down
to try hard not to do or show sth, especially not to show your feelings :
I was fighting back the tears.
He fought down his disgust.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005