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БОРОТЬСЯ С (САМИМ) СОБОЙ
VP , subj: humanto try to overcome a certain feeling or desire in o.s., try to resolve an inner conflict
X боролся с собой = X struggled ( wrestled) with himself; X did battle with himself; X fought an internal battle;
(in limited contexts) X tried to stop himself (from doing sth.); X tried to force himself (to do sth.). Космонавт вообще любил драться. Вернее, не то чтобы любил - приходилось. Когда он видел какую-нибудь «морду», ему всегда хотелось врезать в неё. Он боролся с собой, воспитывал себя, но не получалось (Евтушенко 2). The cosmonaut liked fighting in general. Actually, it wasn't that he liked to fight—he had to. Whenever he saw a troublemaker, he wanted to smash his ugly face. He tried to stop himself, practiced self-control, but it didn't help Ba).