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
Margarid	-	Armenian
Charo	CHAH-ro	Spanish
Stephania	stə-FAN-yə	English
Ursa	-	Late Roman
Mcginnis	[mə'ginis]
Francine	frawn-SEEN (French), fran-SEEN (English)	French, English