To defend yourself against an attack
To protect yourself from a criticism or difficulty by ignoring it or not dealing directly with it
His opponent jumped back and tried to fend off the blows.
It hadn't hurt her pride any to have Trey fend off the friendly advances made by the more aggressive of her peers.
So far he has managed to fend off attacks on his reputation.
Fends off
Fending off
Fended off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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