raise voice against



raise one's voice against someone or something

Fig. to speak out loudly or angrily against someone or something; to complain about someone or something. Tony was very polite and did not raise his voice against Roger. I was too timid to raise my voice against the injustices of the day.
See also: raise, voice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Augeas['ɔ:dʒəs]
Adger['ædʒə]
CliveKLIEVEnglish
ViktorVIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini
Ilyaeel-YAHRussian
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish