square off
US— phrasal verb with square uk/skweər/us/skwer/verb
to prepare to fight, compete, or argue with someone:
The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competing in sport
- amateur
- attack
- away
- bring
- bring sb on
- bye
- bye week
- catch up
- contention
- contest
- cup-tied
- field
- go in for sth
- partner
- run
- sideline
- step/move up a gear idiom
- try out for sth
- versus
- vs
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Fighting
Competing and contending (non-sporting)