put (one) up against (someone)
put (one) up against (someone)
To arrange for one to face off against someone in a competition. I want to put your daughter up against the national champion—I think she could hold her own. They're putting me up against the highest-ranked chess player in the state.
See also: put, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put someone up against someone
to place someone into competition with someone else. The coach put his best wrestler up against the champ from the other team. The varsity put themselves up against the alumni team in a game to benefit charity.
See also: put, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- get up against
- get up against (someone or something)
- clash
- clash against
- clash against (someone or something)
- against
- against (someone or something)
- intrigue with
- intrigue with (someone)
- intrigue