| essay(play, fight, face, contend) |
| fight against |
| fight for |
| fight over(expression, fight, defend, contend, compete) |
| fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, dispute) |
| gang up on(expression, idiom, fight, defend, contend) |
| go for it(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight) |
| go for jugular(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight) |
| grapple with |
| have at(expression, meet, oppose, fight, struggle) |
| have bone to pick(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, dispute) |
| hinder(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, impede) |
| hit back(verb, expression, oppose, dispute, resist) |
| hold a candle to(expression, idiom, consider, oppose, match) |
| identify with(verb, expression, match, link, connect) |
| insist upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight) |
| jockey |
| knock oneself out(expression, idiom, meet, oppose, fight) |
| knuckle with(expression, fight, defend, contend, compete) |
| labor against |