beat+against
71beat your head against a stone wall — try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall …
72beat — I. v. a. 1. Strike, knock, hit, thump, bethump, belabor, drub, maul, pommel, baste, thrash, thwack, bang, whack, pound, punch, cudgel, cane, whip, buffet, lay blows upon. 2. Hammer, forge. 3. Pound, bruise, pulverize, comminute, bray, break in… …
73beat one's way — phrasal : to make one s way usually against difficulties by a series of resourceful expedients or varied means beating his way across country doing odd jobs Elmer Davis beating his way on foot, muleback, raft, and canoe …
74militate against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, conflict with, confute,… …
75strive against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, close with, combat, compete with, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend against, contend with,… …
76struggle against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, close with, combat, compete with, contend against, contest, fight, fight against, grapple with, join battle with,… …
77run against — Synonyms and related words: aggravated assault, aggression, amphibious attack, antagonize, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be inimical, bear, bear upon, beat against,… …
78go against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose,… …
79work against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork,… …
80To beat down — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
