set up against

set someone or something up against someone or something

to put someone or something into competition against someone or something. The coach set his team up against the Lions. He set up Will against a very fast runner.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Horus	HAWR-əs (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)
Sepi	SE-pee	Finnish
Beatriz	be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Markku	MAHRK-koo	Finnish
Curro	-	Spanish
AndrÉS	ahn-DRES (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic