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square up1Assume the attitude of a person about to fight: he has been known to square up to people who have enraged him...- He was in his element, playing the role he relishes the most: the little guy squaring up for a fight with the establishment.
- The nominations have been confirmed and the gloves are off - the candidates for next month's National Assembly elections are squaring up for their May 1st showdown.
- The Department of State and the Pentagon are squaring up for the kind of power struggle that hasn't been seen since George Schultz and Casper Weinberger.
1.1 ( square up to) Face and tackle (a difficulty or problem) resolutely: the Party squared up to the necessity of facing fascism with military sanctions...- Irrespective of what is coming down the line a few basic issues need to be squared up to in this new forum the Agriculture Minister has summoned to re-examine the state of the industry.
- That's a long-term issue that we still have to square up to.
- It is a fight he has had to square up to before but in the past it was the fans he had to win over.
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