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.
See also: run, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vangelis-Greek
JosefiinaYO-se-fee:-nahFinnish
Poornima-Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Lovise-Danish, Norwegian
PatiencePAY-shəntsEnglish