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
Grady	['greidi]
Owen (2)	-	Irish
Roza (1)	RO-zah (Russian)	Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Paramonos	-	Ancient Greek
Lacey	LAY-see	English
Tatianna	ta-tee-AN-ə, ta-TYAN-ə	English (Modern)