pit sb/sth against sb/sth
— phrasal verb with pit uk/pɪt/us/pɪt/verb [ T ] -tt-
to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another:
It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour.
The climbers pitted themselves against the mountain.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- cat
- challenge
- close-run
- competitive
- contend
- contender
- contest
- contestant
- entry
- go in for sth
- jockey
- one-upmanship
- pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
- play cat and mouse idiom
- play sb/sth off against sb/sth
- race
- rival
- rivalry
- scramble
- square
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