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
Ianus	-	Roman Mythology
Baldock	['bɔ:ldək]
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
NÚRia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Herta	HER-tah	German
Libor	-	Czech