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go up against

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To challenge someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • May 27, 2007, Jamie Doward, The Observer.Jail head rejects shared cells plan. The Director-General of the Prison Service is ready to go up against ministers by resisting any government plan to force more prisoners to share cells.

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