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To confront or come up against

To engage in hostilities or an altercation

To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

To exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way

A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour

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Verb

To confront or come up against

compete against

content against

face off against

be pitted against

go eyeball to eyeball with

go one on one with

go toe to toe with

jockey for position

go head to head

go up against in contest

pit oneself against

go for the gold

struggle against

seek to displace

take part in a race

pitch oneself against

be in competition with

come up against

be in conflict with

play off against

grapple against

come to blows with

fly in the face of

put yourself forward

give all one's got

knock oneself out

nominate yourself

run the gauntlet

step over the line

knock chip off shoulder

begin battle with

match yourself against

go for the jugular

wage war against

enter into combat with

take up arms against

mount an attack on

come to close quarters with

join battle with

have a punch-up

be in the running

contend against

try to extinguish

put in opposition

go for each other

raise your fists

campaign against

put up an argument

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

make a stand against

take issue with

spare no effort

take a stand against

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Verb

To engage in hostilities or an altercation

come into conflict

engage in hostilities

have a punch-up

mount an attack

assault each other

be at each other's throats

exchange blows with

punch each other

fight like Kilkenny cats

take all comers

take up the gauntlet

attack each other

engage in conflict

raise your fists

go for each other

fight for King and country

fight for Queen and country

bear arms against

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Verb

To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

call someone's bluff

come face to face with

come up against

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

be confronted by

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

stand your ground

stick to your guns

stay the course

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

resign oneself to

subject oneself to

bear the brunt of

prevail against

brace oneself for

stand up against

fly in the face of

sit and take it

square off against

be patient with

throw down the gauntlet

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

hold the line against

take a stand against

treat with contempt

look in the eye

get to grips with

look straight in the eye

discuss something with

remonstrate with

initiate a discussion with

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Verb

To exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way

have an argument

be at sixes and sevens

pick an argument

get in one's face

have at each other

put up a struggle

jump on each other

fight like cat and dog

go at it hammer and tongs

be at each other's throats

be at loggerheads

have a disagreement

have a misunderstanding

protest against

put up an argument

not see eye to eye

be in opposition

have an altercation

take issue with

bandy words with somebody

get into conflict

make a big thing about

be in contention

have shouting match

get into a dispute

have a difference of opinion

take exception to

call into question

be at daggers with

be at daggers drawn

call on the carpet

engage in conflict

differ in opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

bat back and forth

jump on one's case

have a squabble

let someone have it

rip into each other

contradict each other

go for the jugular

have a slanging match

enter the lists

come to blows with

come into conflict

exchange blows with

come up against

become involved

be at variance with

withhold assent

express disagreement

express objection

be at odds with

fail to agree with

say not a chance

decline to support

say nothing doing

refuse to support

fly in the face of

express disagreement with

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Noun

A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour

affair of honour

affair of honor

meeting for satisfaction of honour

difference of opinion

competitiveness

military action

knock down and drag out

armed confrontation

keeping up with the Joneses

sporting competition

one-on-one contest

counterinsurgency

breach of the peace

rough-and-tumble

knock-down-drag-out

outbreak of violence

military operation

misunderstanding

bone of contention

exchange of blows

significant contact

rough and tumble

passage of arms

bit of argy-bargy

armed hostilities

wrestling match

armed aggression

physical encounter

acrimonious exchange

passage at arms

military campaign

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