meet head-on

bang break up bump crash hit shatter sideswipe smash strike

beat clash conflict crunch disagree fragment jolt pulverize scrap splinter

fender-bend pile up plow into wrack up

fail fix lose mend tap

agree aid harmonize help

crash knock smash

buffet butt carom clash glance jostle light meet pat rap scrape sideswipe stumble tap thud thump

bang into run into

clash collide come to grips contend grapple

be a target be a whipping boy come to grips with court disaster face criticism face one's punishment go in harm's way go through fire and water march up to the cannon's mouth take one's life in one's hands take potshots take the bull by the horns