run up against

run up against somebody/something

to experience difficulty with someone or something Sometimes you run up against a colleague who just doesn't want you to succeed. I ran up against some regulations that were incredibly stupid.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vangelis	-	Greek
Josefiina	YO-se-fee:-nah	Finnish
Poornima	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Lovise	-	Danish, Norwegian
Patience	PAY-shənts	English