run up against sth

— Phrasal Verb with run

/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)

Definition

› If you run up against problems or difficulties, you begin to experience them.

(Definition of run up against sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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