put up against

put someone up against someone

to place someone into competition with someone else. The coach put his best wrestler up against the champ from the other team. The varsity put themselves up against the alumni team in a game to benefit charity.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daniele	dah-NYE-le	Italian
Nuka	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Ruwa	-	Arabic
Blodeuyn	-	Welsh
Patrick	PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French), PAHT-rik (German)	Irish, English, French, German
Stribog	-	Slavic Mythology