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| go against(verb, phrasal verb, break, check) | |
| run afoul(verb, idiom) | |
| set aside(verb, disregard, ignore, snub) | |
| take exception to(verb, idiom, decline, reject) | |
| argue against(oppose, expose, contest, counter) | |
| beat down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| beat the system(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| blow sky high(idiom, oppose, expose, counter) | |
| blow up(discredit, confound, contradict, invalidate) | |
| box in(verb, block, delay, curb) | |
| break rules(verb, disregard, ignore, snub) | |
| break the law | |
| burn down(oppose, expose, contest, counter) | |
| call into question(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| call on(verb, decline, reject, oppose) | |
| cancel out(oppose, correct, halt, expose) | |
| cast aspersions upon(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| cast doubt upon(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| cast down(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| cause setback(verb, cross, frustrate, blank) |
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