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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

To overcome a difficult or challenging situation

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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

balk^US

baulk^UK

enter into combat with

strike

scrap with

come to close quarters with

go eyeball to eyeball with

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

fly in face of

bit the bullet

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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

come through unscathed

stand one's ground against

hold off

traverse

hold one's ground against

be forced to contend with

licence^US

license^UK

sit still for

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

afford

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

kill oneself

move heaven and earth

keep your nose to the grindstone

work oneself to the bone

have a shot

try as hard as one can

do all you can

get your head down

put one's back into something

use some elbow grease

work one's butt off

work hard to

overwork

give something one's best shot

give something one's all

dig in

make a supreme effort

peg along

work at

burn the candle at both ends

give it all you've got

make a special effort

put one's heart and soul into it

go the whole nine yards

go all in

leave nothing in the tank

lay it all on the line

go all-out

bust chops

put pedal to the metal

try my best

put it all on the line

put in one hundred percent

give one hundred percent

put the pedal to the metal

plow away

put effort into something

give something a whirl

take the bit between your teeth

give something the old college try

put one's shoulder to the wheel

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To overcome a difficult or challenging situation

bring someone to their knees

murder

crucify

blow out of the water

give someone a hiding

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

give someone a drubbing

get the upper hand over

outmaneuver^US

gain the advantage over

put someone in their place

be more than a match for

win a resounding victory over

beat down

gain ascendancy over

gain the upper hand over

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