(v) set into opposition or rivalry, Syn. match, play off, oppose, Example:let them match their best athletes against ours; pit a chess player against the Russian champion; He plays his two children off against each other
[千军万马 / 千軍萬馬, qiān jūn wàn mǎㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ] magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (成语 saw); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men#27795