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
Rosetta	ro-ZET-tah	Italian
AgÁTa	-	Czech
Hadley	HAD-lee	English
DuŠAna	-	Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Pernille	per-NEEL-le	Danish, Norwegian
Downing	[dauniŋ]