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What is another word for stand up to?

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To defy or put up an opposition to

To resist or withstand something that is difficult to endure

To rise in opposition

To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

To resist or stand up to (something)

To struggle tenaciously to achieve something

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To defy or put up an opposition to

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

take wind out of sails

stand one's ground against

hold off

fight back

hold one's ground against

throw down the gauntlet

go up against in contest

balk^US

baulk^UK

go eyeball to eyeball with

enter into combat with

strike

scrap with

come to close quarters with

pitch oneself against

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

be in competition with

be set against

clash against

grapple against

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“A political lightweight, he lacked the muscle or guile to stand up to opponents in the Treasury who opposed rearmament.”

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To resist or withstand something that is difficult to endure

hold the line against

hang on

remain firm

stand firm

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

stand one's ground against

hold off

traverse

hold one's ground against

come through unscathed

be forced to contend with

licence^US

license^UK

sit still for

engage

withstand subjection to

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

see through to the bitter end

take the bull by the horns

authorize^US

authorise^UK

allow oneself

agree to

never say die in the face of

take responsibility for

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“Sung in a deliberately flat tone, this song is a typically acidic musical joke and for that reason, it does not stand up to repeated listens.”

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To rise in opposition

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To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

come face to face with

put a bold face on it

stand up against

put on a bold front

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

throw down the gauntlet

go the distance against

weather

flout

stand firm

hold the line against

persevere in the face of

grapple with

front

prevail against

look straight in the eye

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To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

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To resist or stand up to (something)

hold the line against

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To struggle tenaciously to achieve something

labour^UK

labor^US

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

plough^UK

plow^US

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

peg away

plough away

plug away

put up a fight against

work your fingers to the bone

leave no stone unturned

graft

pull out all the stops

have one's nose to grindstone

put one's back into it

make one's way with difficulty

shinny

do your damnedest

move heaven and earth

give something a whirl

give it all you've got

take a crack at

give something the old college try

make a supreme effort

give something one's best shot

give it a whirl

give something a stab

drive oneself to the limit

try for

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself

work one's socks off

keep your nose to the grindstone

try as hard as one can

take the bit between your teeth

put one's heart and soul into it

leave nothing in the tank

put pedal to the metal

reserve nothing

go hammer and tongs

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