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
Ciara (2)	see-AHR-ə, see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Shinju	sheen-joo	Japanese
&Aelig;Lfno&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ottavio	-	Italian
Hananias	-	Biblical Greek
Sopheap	-	Khmer