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bit the bullet(expression, take, meet, oppose)
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break the law
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buck the odds(expression, set, speculate, bet)
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call in question(expression, attack, fight, resist)
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care naught for
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come out against(expression, rise, resist, overthrow)
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come up against(verb, expression, meet, oppose)
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consider beneath one(verb, expression, reject, disregard)
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cross swords with(expression, oppose, fight, resist)
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cut the cards(expression, set, speculate, bet)
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defy danger(verb, expression, expose, courage)
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do battle with(expression, oppose, fight, resist)
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do something about it(expression, provoke, challenge)
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do violence to
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expose to danger(expression, expose, endanger, compromise)
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face the music(expression, get, dispute, provoke)
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flip the coin(expression, set, speculate, bet)
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gage of battle
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get out of line(expression, rise, resist, overthrow)
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go eyeball to eyeball with(verb, expression, oppose, fight)
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