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452 entries under expression topic. ×
| scramble for(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, play) | |
| shoot for(verb, phrasal verb, work, attack) | |
| stand up for(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, support) | |
| stave off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| stem the tide(idiom, opposition) | |
| stick it to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, state) | |
| struggle against(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| take exception(maintain, oppose, complain, disagree) | |
| take in(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| take issue(verb, oppose, object, divide) | |
| take part(verb, play, fight, challenge) | |
| take up arms(verb, idiom, meet, fight) | |
| tangle with(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, fight) | |
| toss around(verb, consider, oppose, settle) | |
| verbally fight(verb, dispute, cross, disagree) | |
| ward off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| act as a witness(verb, idiom, support, maintain) | |
| answer for(support, favor, back, confirm) | |
| apologize for(support, favor, substantiate, legitimize) |
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