come up against

come up against
come up against
vi
to \come up against up against sth problems auf etw akk stoßen
to \come up against up against sb (in sports) auf jdn treffen; (sb opposing your ideas) an jdn geraten
* * *
vi +prep obj
stoßen auf (+acc); opposing team treffen auf (+acc)

his plan was doing well until he came up against the directors — sein Vorhaben machte gute Fortschritte, bis er an die Geschäftsleitung geriet

the new teacher keeps coming up against the headmaster — der neue Lehrer gerät ständig mit dem Direktor aneinander


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