up against
US /ʌp əˈɡenst/
・UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/
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phr.PhraseFacing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
We are up against a very difficult problem.
phr.PhraseIn close proximity or contact with something.
The table was pushed up against the wall.
phr.PhraseIn competition or opposition with someone or something.
Our team is up against a formidable opponent in the finals.
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12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
- Intelligence tests are one common way for people to measure how they stack up against the rest
Intelligence tests are one common way for people to measure how they stack up against the rest
- Intelligence tests are one common way for people to measure how they stack up against the rest of the population.
Intelligence tests are one common way for people to measure how they stack up against the rest of the population.
Morocco's FIFA Run Unites The Arab World
- Up next for Morocco is a quarter-final match-up against Portugal, who are the favorites to advance.
Up next for Morocco is a quarter-final match-up against Portugal, who are the favorites to advance.
- QUARTERFINAL MATCH UP AGAINST
QUARTERFINAL MATCH UP AGAINST
How to tell if you're being bullied at work | BBC Ideas
- And then people will feel able to recognise it earlier, to define it, to speak up against it.
And then people will feel able to recognise it earlier, to define it, to speak up against it.
- to define it, to speak up against it.
to define it, to speak up against it.
Rescue operation underway after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses
- I would make the point we are right up against, very close to, I-95, that critical north-south corridor on the East Coast.
I would make the point we are right up against, very close to, I-95, that critical north-south corridor on the East Coast.
- RIGHT UP AGAINST, VERY CLOSE TO
RIGHT UP AGAINST, VERY CLOSE TO
Japan changes tradition for foreigners
- If you've ever been to Kyoto, you've probably noticed these things up against a lot of the shop walls,
If you've ever been to Kyoto, you've probably noticed these things up against a lot of the shop walls,
- “up against a lot of the shop walls.”
“up against a lot of the shop walls.”
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- I'm proud to have been the first governor to stand up against Donald Trump's heinous Muslim ban.
I'm proud to have been the first governor to stand up against Donald Trump's heinous Muslim ban.
- I'm proud to have been the first governor to stand up against Donald Trump's heinous Muslim ban.
I'm proud to have been the first governor to stand up against Donald Trump's heinous Muslim ban.
Taiwan Presidential Contender Ko on Cross-Strait Relations
- We can't go up against China with our own military.
We can't go up against China with our own military.
Sexual Assault, Consent and Sexual Harassment: What's The Difference?
- pulling at someone's clothing, and brushing up against someone
pulling at someone's clothing, and brushing up against someone
How cruise ships got so big
- There was a picture of the Aquitania lined up against what was then the world's tallest building: The Woolworth Building.
There was a picture of the Aquitania lined up against what was then the world's tallest building: The Woolworth Building.
Nintendo Switch 2 Unboxing & First Gameplay!
- I kind of wonder how durable these pins are, if they're going to break, I've been told to have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.
I kind of wonder how durable these pins are, if they're going to break, I've been told to have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.
- I've been told they have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.
I've been told they have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.