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| fight back(verb, stop, attack, maintain) | |
| find fault(verb, oppose, criticize, object) | |
| flip the coin(idiom, set, speculate, bet) | |
| frown at(verb, attack, fight, resist) | |
| gage of battle | |
| get down(advance, operate, dare) | |
| get out of line(idiom, rise, resist, overthrow) | |
| go against(verb, break, disregard, ignore) | |
| go eyeball to eyeball with(verb, idiom, oppose, fight) | |
| go for broke(idiom, set, endure, pursue) | |
| go one-on-one(verb, meet, oppose, provoke) | |
| go one on one with(verb, idiom, oppose, fight) | |
| go toe to toe with(verb, idiom, oppose, fight) | |
| grumble about(verb, oppose, criticize, object) | |
| hammer away(verb, support, force, maintain) | |
| hang by a thread(idiom, expose, endanger, compromise) | |
| hang on(verb, bear, endure, resist) | |
| hang tough(verb, bear, challenge, endure) | |
| have a fling at(idiom, advance, operate, dare) | |
| have the guts |
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