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| come out against(idiom, rise, resist, overthrow) | |
| come up against(verb, idiom, meet, oppose) | |
| consider beneath one(verb, idiom, reject, disregard) | |
| cope with(verb, take, meet, oppose) | |
| cross swards(provoke, challenge) | |
| cross swords with(idiom, oppose, fight, resist) | |
| cut the cards(idiom, set, speculate, bet) | |
| dare say(advance, operate, dare) | |
| deal with(verb, take, meet, oppose) | |
| defy danger(verb, idiom, expose, courage) | |
| die hard(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| do battle with(idiom, oppose, fight, resist) | |
| do something about it(idiom, provoke, challenge) | |
| do violence to | |
| drop out(rise, resist, overthrow, dissent) | |
| engage in(support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| exert oneself(support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| expose to danger(idiom, expose, endanger, compromise) | |
| face the music(idiom, get, dispute, provoke) | |
| fall out(support, force, maintain, oppose) |
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