phrasal verb

Come up against

Rank #424Letter CInseparable

2Sections

Encounter problems or difficulties

Meanings

  • Encounter problems or difficulties (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • They CAME UP AGAINST a lot of opposition to their plans for an out-of-town supermarket development.
  • My laptop keeps COMEING UP AGAINST at random times.
  • The old machine COMEED UP AGAINST whenever I tried to use it.

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