Be up against

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abut

'be up against' is the definition.
(to neighbour something or go beside it)

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(Other definitions for abut that I've seen before include "Adjoin, border" , "Adjoin at one end" , "Adjoin, press up against" , "Touch, lean on" , "Lean against the odd tuba" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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