go up against

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ball	[bɔ:l]
Klotho	-	Greek Mythology
Cleve	KLEEV	English
Heino	HIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Raimonda	rie-MON-dah	Italian
Lorainne	lə-RAYN	English (Rare)