contend against (someone or something)
contend against (someone or something)
To compete against someone or something. Andy hasn't trained enough to contend against other swimmers his age. If you push him to enter this race, he'll just end up disappointed.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
contend against someone or something
to fight or compete against someone or something. Do we have to contend against all this criticism? Ed refuses to have to contend against Eric.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- contend
- contend against
- get up against
- get up against (someone or something)
- clash
- clash against
- clash against (someone or something)
- against
- against (someone or something)
- fortify (someone or something) against (something) with (something)