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stand up to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
6
call out(challenge, dispute, provoke, demand)
5
hold up(verb, phrasal verb)
4
hold out(verb, phrasal verb, bear, endure)
4
set at defiance(idiom, disobedience, defiance)
3
go counter to(verb, idiom, disregard, ignore)
3
grapple with(verb, take, meet, oppose)
3
scoff at(verb, reject, disregard, ignore)
3
set at naught(idiom, defiance)
3
stand up(verb, phrasal verb)
3
take on(verb, support, take, force)
3
throw down the gauntlet(verb, idiom, get, oppose)
3
trample on(disregard, oppose, agreement, infringe)
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face down(verb, get, meet, attack)
2
face off(get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
face up to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
2
face with(verb, meet, oppose, provoke)
2
fly in face of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
2
fly in the face of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
2
go up against(verb, idiom, take, meet)
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