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be against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fight, resist)
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begrudge(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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blow sky high(verb, expression, idiom, upset, break)
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bombard(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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brawl(verb, oppose, challenge, object, divide)
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break with(verb, expression, oppose, object, deny)
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bring action(verb, expression, oppose, object, divide)
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buck(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, reverse)
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bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, dispute)
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call on(verb, expression, decline, reject, oppose)
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cause instability(verb, expression, reduce, ruin, weaken)
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check(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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chew the fat(expression, idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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cogitate(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
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combat(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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