go up against

go up against (someone or something)

1. To face a particular competitor, trial, or test. I can't believe I have to go up against the valedictorian for this award—obviously, she's going to win!

2. To oppose or come into conflict with someone or something. The lawsuit is going up against a tradition dating back nearly 200 years. They are just a small band of rebels going up against an entire empire. There's no way they can win!

go up against someone

to compete with someone; to face someone in competition. She is going up against Rodney in the spelling bee. The champ went up against the challenger in a match last Friday.

词组	go up against
释义	go up against go up against (someone or something) 1. To face a particular competitor, trial, or test. I can't believe I have to go up against the valedictorian for this award—obviously, she's going to win! 2. To oppose or come into conflict with someone or something. The lawsuit is going up against a tradition dating back nearly 200 years. They are just a small band of rebels going up against an entire empire. There's no way they can win! See also: go, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go up against someone to compete with someone; to face someone in competition. She is going up against Rodney in the spelling bee. The champ went up against the challenger in a match last Friday. See also: go, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: go up against (someone or something) be on the/your way to/towards something be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something) if you believe that, you'll believe anything be as sharp as a tack come up from behind (as) sharp as a whip wip (as) smart as a whip smart as a whip
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