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| stand up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support) | |
| set at defiance(expression, disobedience, defiance) | |
| go counter to(verb, expression, disregard, ignore) | |
| set at naught(expression, defiance) | |
| throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, get, oppose) | |
| face up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet) | |
| fly in face of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take) | |
| fly in the face of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get) | |
| go up against(verb, expression, take, meet) | |
| hurl defiance at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, challenge) | |
| make a stand(verb, expression, take, get) | |
| make bold(expression, advance, courage, operate) | |
| put in jeopardy(verb, expression, advance, challenge) | |
| take a flyer(verb, expression, set, advance) | |
| take a plunge(verb, expression, advance, challenge) | |
| ask for trouble(expression, provoke, challenge) | |
| be a man | |
| be proof against | |
| bear up against | |
| bid to combat |
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