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dead set against
dead set against someone or something
totally opposed to someone or something. I'm dead set against the new tax proposal. Everyone is dead set against the mayor.
dead set against something
completely opposed to something She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it.
dead set against
Completely opposed to, as in His parents were dead set against John's taking a year off from college. Set against has been used to mean "opposed to" since the 1400s. Dead acquired the meaning "utterly" in the 16th century.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Norman | | NAWR-mən (English) | English, Ancient Germanic |
Clancy | | KLANT-see | Irish, English (Rare) |
Braxton | | ['brækstən] | |
Sohrab | | - | Persian, Persian Mythology |
Abiodun | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
Burkhart | | BOORK-hahrt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |