come up against
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Encounter, especially an obstacle or problem. For example, I've never come up against anything I can't handle, or Dealing with Malcolm is like coming up against a brick wall.
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come to think of it, come true, come under, come unglued, come up, come up against, come up in the world, come upon, comeuppance, come up roses, come up to
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