2
set to(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, contend)
2
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, get, oppose)
1
accost(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
1
altercate(fight, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
1
argument(clinkers, descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs)
1
arouse(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
1
ask for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
1
assert(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
1
bandy(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
1
bicker(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
1
bone to pick(expression, idiom, descent, terrorism, outs)
1
brannigan(clinkers, descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs)
1
break with(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
1
bully(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult)
1
bully off
1
bump heads(expression, fight, dispute, cross, disagree)
1
call for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
1
challenge(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, provoke)
1
claim(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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