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take on(verb, attack, oppose, fight)
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tangle with(meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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thrash out(consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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toss around(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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assert the contrary
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be against(verb, phrasal verb, fight, resist)
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be at cross-purposes
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be contrary to
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be opposed to
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blow sky high(verb, idiom, upset, break)
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break with(verb, oppose, object, deny)
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bring action(verb, oppose, object, divide)
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bring to naught(verb, idiom, upset, break)
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bump heads(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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call in question(idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
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call on(verb, decline, reject, oppose)
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cause instability(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken)
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chew the fat(idiom, consider, deliberate, argue)
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come back at(verb, idiom, deny, quash)
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cross swords(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
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