89 entries under provoke topic. ×

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knock chip off shoulder(expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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laugh at(expression, oppose, challenge, resist)
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make a point of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
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make my day(expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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meet(verb, oppose, fight, challenge)
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mock(oppose, challenge, resist, insult)
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muster courage(expression, oppose, challenge, resist)
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oppose(verb, fight, challenge, resist)
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outdare(oppose, challenge, resist, insult)
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query(verb, get, dispute, demand)
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reclaim(verb, get, dispute, demand)
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require(verb, get, dispute, demand)
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resist(oppose, challenge, insult, defy)
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run the gauntlet(expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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scorn(oppose, challenge, resist, insult)
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search out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
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spurn(oppose, challenge, resist, insult)
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square off(expression, oppose, challenge, resist)
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step over the line(expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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stick it out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
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