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Definition of come up against phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come up against

phrasal verb
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come up against somebody/something
  1. [no passive] to be faced with or opposed by somebody/something
    • We expect to come up against a lot of opposition to the plan.
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