hit up against

English

Verb

hit up against (third-person singular simple present hits up against, present participle hitting up against, simple past and past participle hit up against)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit,‎ up against.
2. (intransitive with prepositional object, figuratively) To encounter barriers, problems or resistance due to (someone or something).

   Synonyms: run up against, run into

   Our economic growth model will eventually hit up against hard ecological constraints.

   It's only a matter of time until their deluded sense of entitlement hits up against reality.

   • 2012 September 11, Ray Fisman, “Don't Ban Big Gulps”, in Slate‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-06-06:

     Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to ban the sale of 32-ounce sodas has hit up against some serious negative public opinion of late.

   • 2017 December 19, Tiernan Ray, “Apple: Time to Bail, Stock Up Against Historically High Multiples, Says Instinet”, in Barron's‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-11-27:

     Moreover, the multiple on the stock now is hitting up against historical highs for previous cycles, observes Kvaal.

   • 2023 July 11, Myra Butterworth, “Rental hotspots revealed: The regional cities and London areas where rents are shooting up in an 'urban revival'”, in Daily Mail‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-08-10:

     'But, even in the less price sensitive prime market, rising rents will hit up against an affordability ceiling in the coming months and that will begin to constrain rental growth.'

Translations

to encounter problems — see run up against