pit against
Set in direct opposition or competition, as in The civil war pitted brother against brother. This idiom alludes to setting fighting cocks or dogs against one another in a pit. [Mid-1700s]
Words nearby pit against
piston rod,
piston slap,
pistou,
pisé,
pit,
pit against,
pit boss,
pit bull terrier,
pit dwelling,
pit grave,
pit of stomach