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bandy with(meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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bear arms(meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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beat up against
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breast the wave
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bring action(verb, oppose, object, divide)
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brush with(meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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buffet the waves
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call in question(idiom, attack, fight, resist)
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campaign against(verb, meet, fight, differ)
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care for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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carry on hostilities
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carry on war(idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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clash of arms
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clash with(verb, meet, attack, fight)
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cross swords with(idiom, oppose, fight, resist)
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cut and thrust
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die hard(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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difference of opinion(noun, idiom, dispute, smash)
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do battle(meet, attack, fight, grasp)
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do battle with(verb, idiom, attack, oppose)
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