choose one's fighter

Meaning: (idiomatic,slang,oftenimperative)Toselectsomething as one'spreferredchoicefrom asetof relatedthings,peopleetc.Synonyms:choose one's player,pick one's fighter2019September 16, Ammar Kalia, Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Paul Howlett, “TV tonight: a harrowing, vital look at life in prison”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:Choose your fighter: the golden arches or the golden crown. This one-off doc charts how two of the most recognisable brands in the world grew from homespun enterprises to become the fast-food behemoths they are today.2021April 25, Ben Smith, “Is an Activist’s Pricey House News? Facebook Alone Decides.”, inThe New York Times‎[2]:Facebook alone will balance competing values like newsworthiness against privacy, or the old print belief in transparency against the digital aversion to “doxxing” — that is, publishing people’s identifying information against their will. And in the standoff with The Post this month, all you can do ischoose your fighter: Mark Zuckerberg or Rupert Murdoch.2022,Christina Tosi,All About Cookies: A Milk Bar Baking Book, New York, NY:Clarkson Potter,→ISBN, page53:Adding layers of texture to a cookie by folding in ground-down bits of goodness is one of our favorite ways to pack a big punch, but you need tochoose your fighterwisely. If you pick something too smooth, your cookie won't gain any oomph, and if you choose something too flavorful, your cookie may end up overwhelming (sorry, Flamin' Hot Cheetos).

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