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All come up against synonyms

come up a·gainst
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verb come up against

  • stand up to — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
  • bump into — If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
  • come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
  • get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
  • chance on — to come upon by accident
  • dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
  • fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • run into — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • run up against — If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.
  • turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • meet with — to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
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