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
Hrei&Eth;Unn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Jerko	YER-ko	Croatian
Ike	[aik]
Gordana	GOR-dah-nah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Christiana	[.kristi'ænə]
Asier	-	Basque