get up against

• • (使)靠近；(使)挨近：

    Get the prisoners up against the wall.

    叫囚犯们靠墙站着。

  • [口语]冒犯，惹恼；与(某人)为敌：

    I hope you don't get up against the manager in one of his bad tempers.

    希望你不要在经理生气的时候冒犯他。