declare war against

declare war against someone or something

and declare war on someone or something

1. Lit. to formally announce that one will fight a war with someone or some country. A group of countries declared war against the aggressor.

2. . Fig. to announce a serious campaign against a type of person or a serious problem. The president declared war against crime and criminals. The pressure group declared war on waste.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gauthier	-	French
Paula	POW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)	German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,
Dushyant	-	Indian, Hindi
Staples	['steiplz]
Wenona	wə-NON-ə	English (Rare)
Howard	['hauəd]