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square off
phrasal verb with squareverbuk /skweər/ us /skwer/
US
to prepare to fight, compete, or argue with someone: 摆好架势（准备迎战）
The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.本月快餐业两大巨头展开了异常激烈的广告攻势，拉开阵势准备一决高下。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing in sport
bring
bring someone on
bye
bye week
catchup
contention
duel
explosive
field
gear
go the distanceidiom
match
non-competitor
outduel
park the busidiom
partner up
play bigidiom
square
step/move up a gearidiom
weigh
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Competing and contending (non-sporting)
square off | American Dictionary
square off
phrasal verb with squareverb[ T ]us/skwer, skwær/
us/ˈskwer ˈɔf, ˈskwær/
to oppose someone in a competition or prepare to fight someone:
Bradley is expected to square off with Cook in the next election.
square off | Business English
square off
phrasal verb with squareverbuk /skweər/us
if two people, groups, or organizations square off, they start to compete or argue with each other:
State and federal agencies are squaring off over claims that the state is sitting on millions of dollars that should be used for hurricane recovery.
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