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*against someone or something

 

1. in opposition to someone or something; in competition with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; run ~; stand ~.) I am against everything you stand for. She ran against me in the election.

2. to the disadvantage of someone or something; in opposition to someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; run ~; turn ~.) When did the trial go against us?

See:

• a house divided against itself cannot stand
• a race against the clock
• a race against time
• a race against time clock
• abut (up) against
• abut against
• advise (one) against
• advise against
• advise against doing
• against
• against (one's) better judgment
• against (one's) principles
• against (one's) will
• against all odds
• against better judgement
• against better judgment
• against one's better judgment
• against one's will
• against the clock
• against the collar
• against the current
• against the grain
• against the law
• against the odds
• against the run of play
• against the stream
• against time
• against will
• agitate against
• appeal against
• argue against
• back to the wall
• balance (something) against (something else)
• balance against
• bang (one's) head against a brick wall
• bang (one's) head against a wall
• bang (something) against
• bang against
• bash (something) against
• bash against
• battle against
• be against
• be banging head against a brick wall
• be up against
• be up against a brick wall
• be up against it
• beat (one's) head against a stone wall
• beat against
• beat head against the wall
• beat one's head against the wall
• bias against
• break against
• bring a charge against
• brush against
• bump against
• bump into
• butt against
• campaign against
• cards are stacked against
• cast stones against the wind
• caution about
• charge against
• charge off
• clamor against
• clash against
• combine against
• come out
• come out against
• come up against
• compete against
• conspire against (something or someone)
• contend against
• counsel against
• count against
• cover against
• crusade against
• crush against
• dash against
• dead set against
• debit against
• decide against
• declare war against
• declare war on
• defend against
• demonstrate against
• direct against
• discriminate against
• draw against an amount of money
• fare against
• fend against
• fight against
• fight against time
• file against
• find against
• fulminate against
• gain ground against (something)
• gang up
• get up against
• go against
• go against (someone or something)
• go against the flow
• go against the grain
• go against the stream
• go against the tide
• go to bat against
• go up against
• graze against
• guarantee against
• guard against
• harbor against
• have against
• have back against the wall
• have heart set against
• have something against
• have the cards stacked against
• have the deck stacked against
• have two strikes against (one)
• hedge against
• hit against
• hold against
• hope against hope
• immunize against
• indemnify against
• inoculate against
• institute against
• insulate against
• insure against
• inveigh against
• jar against
• kick against
• kick against the pricks
• knock (one's) head against a (brick) wall
• knock (one's) head against a/the wall
• knock against
• knock head against a brick wall
• lap against
• lash against
• launch against
• lay against
• lead against
• lean against
• legislate against
• level a charge against
• line up against
• lobby against
• lodge against
• make against
• make ground against (something)
• march against
• match against
• measure against
• measure up against
• militate against
• more sinned against than sinner
• more sinned against than sinning
• mount against
• murmur against
• mutiny against
• nestle against
• nuzzle up against
• odds are against one
• offend against
• one's heart is set against
• operate against
• over against
• pin against
• pit against
• pit wits against
• play against
• play both ends against the middle
• play both sides against the middle
• play each end against the other
• play each side against the other
• play off against
• play one against another
• play one end against the other
• play one off against another/each other/the other
• play one side against the other
• plot against
• poison against
• preach against
• prefer against
• prejudice against
• preserve against
• press against
• press charges
• prevail against
• proceed against
• protect against
• protest about
• provide against
• push against
• put up against
• race against
• race against the clock
• race against time
• rage against
• rail against
• raise a hand against
• raise hand against
• raise voice against
• rant against
• react against
• reason against
• rebel against
• rest against
• retaliate against
• revolt against
• rise against
• rub against
• rule against
• run against
• run head against a brick wall
• run up against
• safeguard against
• sail against
• sail against the wind
• say against
• scheme against
• score against
• secure against
• security against
• see against
• set against
• set face against
• set heart against
• set one's face against
• set up against
• side against
• sin against
• slant against
• slap against
• snuggle against
• speak against
• squash up against
• squeeze up against
• stack against
• stack the cards (against someone or something)
• stand against
• stand up against
• steel against
• steel one's heart against
• stick out against
• strike a blow against
• strive against
• struggle against
• stub toe against
• swear out against
• swim against the current
• swim against the stream
• swim against the tide
• take action against
• take revenge
• take sides against
• tell against
• testify against
• the cards are stacked against
• the dice are loaded against
• there's no law against
• throw straws against the wind
• thrust against
• thud against
• transgress against
• turn against
• two strikes against
• unite against
• unleash against
• up against
• up against it
• up against the wall
• vaccinate against
• vote against
• wage against
• war against
• warn against
• weigh against
• weight against
• with back against the wall
• won't hear a word against
• work against
• work against the clock
• write against