A person who strikes out or goes down swinging attempted something but failed.

一个人strikes out或goes down swinging，是说此人尝试做某事但却失败了。

So, I'm gonna go down swinging with optimism.

所以，我要抱着乐观的态度。

We're not living together! You're going to go down swinging, huh?

我们没有同居。还不承认嘛？

Tough to go down swinging when you're locked in a box.

被关起来 很难死得轰轰烈烈。