run up against

run up against somebody/something

to experience difficulty with someone or something Sometimes you run up against a colleague who just doesn't want you to succeed. I ran up against some regulations that were incredibly stupid.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suhaila	-	Arabic
Helladius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Justyna	yuws-TI-nah	Polish
Themis	-	Greek Mythology
Barabal	-	Scottish
Slavitsa	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)