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To come to terms with

To struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

(of news or an event) To react to in a specified way

To be about

Copy the actions of

To cope with a difficult or challenging situation

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To come to terms with

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

turn one's attention to

give something a whirl

go for it

set your hand to

take the bit between your teeth

start the ball rolling

give a dissertation on

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“In fairness to both sides they had to contend with atrocious conditions with the playing surface waterlogged in several places.”

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To struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

put up a fight against

set your face against

spare no effort

put up an argument

stand up and be counted against

go eyeball to eyeball with

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

get into conflict with

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

criticize^US

come face to face with

balk^US

criticise^UK

baulk^UK

blow out of the water

throw down the gauntlet at

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

match yourself against

take wind out of sails

drive a coach and horses through

knock the bottom out of

deceive

belie

give the lie to

be at each other's throats

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

enter into combat with

knock chip off shoulder

come to close quarters with

express disagreement with

have reservations about

entertain doubts about

approach

flout

raise doubts about

harbour suspicions about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast aspersions on

have suspicions about

have an argument about

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

be at sixes and sevens

lay into

jump on

let someone have it

contradict each other

go the distance against

hold the line against

sit and take it

put up struggle

persevere in the face of

not give up

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(of news or an event) To react to in a specified way

conduct oneself toward

conduct oneself towards

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

utilize^US

utilise^UK

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To be about

scrutinise^UK

scrutinize^US

analyse^UK

analyze^US

be in connection with

criticize^US

criticise^UK

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Verb

Copy the actions of

pattern yourself after

be in the same league as

follow in the footsteps of

model yourself on

take a leaf out of someone's book

follow the example of

equalize^US

equalise^UK

be in the same category as

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

bear a resemblance to

bear comparison with

smack of

be the very picture of

favour^UK

favor^US

be in the same class as

have signs of

be the spitting image of

stand comparison with

arrive

admit of comparison with

have the hallmarks of

be not dissimilar to

have all the hallmarks of

be on an equal footing with

be not a million miles away from

neighbor^US

neighbour^UK

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Verb

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To cope with a difficult or challenging situation

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