139 entries under defy topic. ×

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rebel(verb, challenge, resist)
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remain firm(verb, expression, stop, attack, maintain)
3
risk(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
3
stand up against(verb, expression, idiom, cut, separate)
3
thwart(verb, stop, attack, separate, maintain)
2
be caught short(verb, meet, expose, endanger)
2
brace(verb, stop, take, meet, oppose)
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buck(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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chance(verb, meet, light, see, expose)
2
defy danger(expression, idiom, expose, courage)
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denounce(verb, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
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duel(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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expose to danger(expression, idiom, expose, endanger)
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face off(verb, expression, get, oppose, fight)
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face the music(expression, idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, get, attack)
2
hang by a thread(expression, idiom, expose, endanger)
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hang in(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
hold off(verb, expression, stop, cut, attack)
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impeach(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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