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swear up and down(verb, expression, support, maintain)
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take a stand against(expression, oppose, expose, counter)
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take all comers(expression, meet, attack, challenge)
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take issue with
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take no denial
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take the bull by the horns(verb, expression, take, meet)
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take the field(expression, meet, attack, challenge)
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take the field against(verb, expression, meet, fight)
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take up the gauntlet(expression, meet, attack, challenge)
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thrust and parry
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appeal to arms(expression, warfare)
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at odds
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be in difficulty(expression, difficulty)
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be intimate
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be successful
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breast the tide(expression, opposition)
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confess and avoid(expression, vindication)
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cry havoc(expression, warfare)
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do business
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do your utmost(verb, expression, work, struggle)
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