run up against

Meaning

To begin to encounter problems with (someone or something).

Synonyms

encounter
C1
score
B1
run across
catch
A2
hit
A1
find
A1
🔍
strike
B1
attain
C2
get
A1
accomplish
C1
arrive at
reach
A2
achieve
B2
knock
A2
beat
A2
manage
B1
smack
C1
stub
22k
succeed
B2
wallop
28k
confiscate
C2

knock against

happen on
nab
C2
notice
A2
perceive
C2
clutch
C2
capture
B2
scald

captivate

seize
C1
swat
C1
snatch
C1
apprehend
C2
trap
B1
🪤
grab
A2
grapple
37k
grasp
C1
grip
B2
discern
28k
Translations

inslaan
treffen
halen
atingir
acertar
colpire
teisteren
raken

dar no alvo

treffen
caure
endevinar
ensopegar
encertar

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