Gerry wanted to duke it out with the referee - tried to punch him.
Like pharmaceutical companies that sue generic drug makers over their patents or technology companies that duke it out over who owns the right to microchip designs, Levi’s says it is trying to protect its most valuable asset, its trademarks. - 29/01/2007, New York Times.
A large crowd came to watch the boxers duke it out.
Gerry wanted to duke it out with the referee - tried to punch him.