counsel against

counsel someone against something

to advise someone against doing something. The lawyer counseled her against suing the government. I was counseled against going for a walk alone at night.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martijn	-	Dutch
Theoderich	-	Ancient Germanic
Sousanna	-	Biblical Greek
Zakchaios	-	Biblical Greek
Lojze	-	Slovene
Miron (2)	-	Hebrew