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To make, or to have made, a claim

To dispute the validity of

To engage in a competition or contest

To have a heated argument or disagreement

To offer for discussion or debate

To survive or deal with a challenging or difficult situation or period successfully

To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result

To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue

To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)

(with object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

To have or hold as an opinion or belief

To declare to be untrue

To deal with (something), usually effectively

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To make, or to have made, a claim

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

shoots off one's mouth

patronises^UK

offers as a suggestion

inquires^US

enquires^UK

tests the popularity of

installs^US

holds out

runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes

runs something up the flagpole

starts ball rolling on

itemizes^US

itemises^UK

takes up the cudgels for

instals^UK

catalogues^UK

brings to somebody's attention

makes somebody aware of

turns somebody on to

opens up on

takes to court

initiates legal action

raises the subject of

puts before the public

puts on display

embarks on

chronicles

gives somebody a taste for

runs interference for

campaigns on behalf of

catalogs^US

offers recommendation

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To survive or deal with a challenging or difficult situation or period successfully

deals with the situation

keeps your head above water

paddles your own canoe

dispatches

shifts for oneself

keeps the wolf from the door

barely have enough to live ons

scarcely have enough to live ons

makes the best of a bad job

persists

pays your bills

performs

manages without assistance

manages by oneself

manages without help

takes care of oneself

scarcely manage to lives

scratchs out a living

soldiers on

grins and bear it

manages to live with difficulty

barely manage to lives

gives a good account of yourself

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To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result

endeavours^UK

endeavors^US

labours^UK

labors^US

ploughs^UK

plows^US

makes an all-out effort

leaves no stone unturned

gives it a whirl

gives it your all

gives it your best shot

goes for broke

pulls out all the stops

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To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue

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To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

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To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)

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(with object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

verbalises^UK

verbalizes^US

vocalises^UK

vocalizes^US

publicises^UK

publicizes^US

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

summarises^UK

summarizes^US

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To have or hold as an opinion or belief

theorises^UK

theorizes^US

takes as a hypothesis

realizes^US

realises^UK

has a sneaking suspicion

comes to the conclusion

finds

hazards a guess

has sneaking suspicion

recognizes^US

recognises^UK

takes as gospel truth

takes something as given

reads

considers it right

adjudicates

comes to the conclusion that

falls for

gets the idea

counts upon

thinks it likely that

has a sneaking feeling

forms an impression of

subscribes to the opinion

crosses heart

bets one's bottom dollar

gauges^UK

visualizes^US

visualises^UK

gages^US

has a sneaking suspicion of

thinks likely

jumps to a conclusion

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To declare to be untrue

declares to be untrue

gives thumbs down to

takes a stand against

argues the pros and cons of

picks an argument with

shows to be wrong

shows to be false

shoots down

bandies words concerning

shoots full of holes

shoots down in flames

wonders about

has an argument about

blows out of the water

drives a coach and horses through

blows sky-high

demolishes

busts

knocks the bottom out of

shows in its true light

renders null and void

defends oneself against

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To deal with (something), usually effectively

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

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