• to swim against the stream, to swim against the tide
• to rage against sg, to rage at sg
• to indemnify against sg, to indemnify from sg
• to pit against sy, to pit sy against sy
• to rebel against sg, to rebel at sg
• to appeal against sg, to appeal from sg
• to set out against an enemy
• to bring a charge against sy, to make out a case against sy
• to go to war against sy, to make war on sy, to wage war on sy