match wits

match wits (with someone)

Fig. to enter into intellectual competition with someone. Whenever I try to match wits with Fred, he always ends up running circles around me with his clever repartee.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Severo	se-VE-ro	Italian, Spanish
Isidore	IZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)	English, French, Georgian, Jewish
Kennet	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mikhaila	mə-KAY-lə	English (Rare)
Arnison	['a:nisn]
Zayd	-	Arabic