英语词汇knock down drag out fight的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	knock down drag out fight
词源	knock down, drag out (fight). This expression for a rough, anything-goes fight is first recorded in 1827 British boxing cir- cles, before there were many rules governing prizefighting. To- day it is used figuratively for any all-out fight.
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