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| make a stab at(idiom, advance, operate, dare) | |
| make a stand against(idiom, support, force, maintain) | |
| make bold to | |
| make fun of(verb, idiom, reject, disregard) | |
| make my day(verb, idiom, meet, oppose) | |
| make war on | |
| make waves(oppose, rise, resist, overthrow) | |
| meet eyeball-to-eyeball(verb, meet, oppose, provoke) | |
| meet face to face(verb, idiom, oppose, provoke) | |
| not countenance(verb, attack, fight, resist) | |
| oppose action(support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| opt out(rise, resist, overthrow, dissent) | |
| pay no attention to(verb, idiom, disregard, ignore) | |
| play for(advance, operate, dare) | |
| play the market(idiom, advance, operate, dare) | |
| play with fire(idiom, expose, endanger, compromise) | |
| prevail against(verb, bear, endure, resist) | |
| push forward(support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| put down(verb, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| put faith in(idiom, set, speculate, bet) |
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