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.
See also: up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mabelle-English
Salathihel-Biblical Latin
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Solvej-Danish
Kreindel-Yiddish
HamİT-Turkish