"bring up against" meaning in English

See bring up against in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: brings up against [present, singular, third-person], bringing up against [participle, present], brought up against [participle, past], brought up against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> up against}} bring up against (third-person singular simple present brings up against, present participle bringing up against, simple past and past participle brought up against)
  1. (transitive) To cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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