rise against

rise (up) against someone or something

to challenge someone or something; to rebel against someone or something. The citizens rose up against their elected officials. They rose up against the abusive power of the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adelheid	AH-del-hiet (German), AH-dəl-hiet (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Apollodoros	-	Ancient Greek
Vesa (1)	VE-sah	Finnish
Megumi	me-goo-mee	Japanese
Sheila	SHEE-lə	Irish, English
Gebahard	-	Ancient Germanic