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
Isingoma	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Blaguna	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian
Lakeshia	-	African American
Fryderyk	fri-DER-ik	Polish
Karmela	-	Croatian
Baldick	['bɔ:ldik]