go up against

go up against verb act in opposition to, argue against, attack, battle, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, be on the opposite side of, be on the other side of, challenge, collide, combat, confront, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counterattack, counterbalance, countermine, countervail, counterweigh, counterwork, debate, defy, demur, deny, disaffirm, disagree, disapprove, dispute, encounter, go contrary to, join issue, land into, negate, obstruct, offer resistance, oppose, oppugn, prevent, prohibit, protest, put in opposition, rebut, refute, reject, repel, resist, set against, stand firm against, stand on the other side of, take a stand against, take exceppion to, take issue with
Associated concepts: litigation