match strength

The showdown will match strength against strength.

It was not long before they realized that it would be folly to sacrifice themselves in attempting to match strength with their foes.

Ms. Sher said these movement techniques are well suited to Helen, noting, for instance, the crucial scene when Annie and Helen match strength and wits at the breakfast table.

We're exactly like the laundry workers—in the position of dependents, and the only way we can match strength with our employer, is by standing together.

But the Nurse was wise with the accumulated wisdom of a sex that has had to match strength with wile for ages, and she was not yet ready.