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| smell a rat | |
| spare no effort(expression, support, force, maintain) | |
| square off with(verb, expression, disturb, oppose) | |
| stand up against(verb, expression, take, bear) | |
| stem the tide | |
| take issue with | |
| take out after(verb, expression, charge, claim) | |
| take the field against(verb, expression, meet, fight) | |
| take to court(expression, charge, try, claim) | |
| take up arms(verb, expression, meet, fight) | |
| throw doubt upon | |
| throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, oppose, fight) | |
| thrust and parry | |
| treat with reserve | |
| war of words | |
| affair of honor(expression, fight) | |
| blow sky high(expression, disprove, rebut) | |
| bone of contention(expression, dispute, disagreement, argument) | |
| bone to pick(noun, expression, dispute, struggle) | |
| come back with(verb, expression, counter, reply) |
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