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
Iob-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Damjan-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Stella['stelə]
MirosŁAwamee-raw-SWAH-vahPolish
Cristianokree-STYAH-no (Italian), kreesh-TYA-noo (Portuguese)Italian, Portuguese
Elisee-LEE-zə (German), e-LEE-se (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish), i-LEES (English), i-LEEZ (English)German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, English