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cope(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult)
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cross swords(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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crusher(descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs, falling-out)
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defy someone(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge, resist)
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demand(verb, get, dispute, provoke, claim)
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disagree(dispute, quarrel, contend)
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disregard(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult)
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dustup(descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs, falling-out)
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exact(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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face(verb, oppose, fight, provoke, challenge)
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face the music(verb, expression, idiom, get, dispute)
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feud(dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel, contend)
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finisher(descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs, falling-out)
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front(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult)
1
gang up on(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
1
gin(descent, vendetta, terrorism, outs, falling-out)
1
go eyeball to eyeball with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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go one on one(expression, idiom, dispute, cross, disagree)
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go one on one with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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go toe to toe with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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