REARGUARD ACTION


Meaning of REARGUARD ACTION in English

noun

[ usually sing. ] a struggle to change or stop sth even when it is not likely that you will succeed :

They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.