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run the gauntlet
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run up against(idiom, light, oppose, see)
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set at defiance
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set on(verb, raise, irritate, anger)
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show disrespect(verb, scorn, insult, offend)
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sniff at(scorn, condemn, mock, belittle)
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sour the temper(idiom, pain)
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square off(verb, take, meet, oppose)
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steam up(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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sweat it out(verb, idiom, trouble, bother)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, crush, annoy)
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take it(verb, take, meet, oppose)
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take on(verb, take, trouble, meet)
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take the bull by the horns(idiom, take, meet, oppose)
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take the wind out(verb, idiom, crush, annoy)
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throwing of the gauntlet(idiom, order, disregard, command)
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touch shoulders(verb, light, oppose, see)
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treat with contempt(verb, idiom, scorn, insult)
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treat with indignity
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tune out(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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