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go against

verb

  1. to be contrary to (principles or beliefs)
  2. to be unfavourable to (a person)

    the case went against him

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Oppose, be in conflict with, as in Does this legislation go against their best interest? [c. 1600] Also see against the grain .
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This goes against TikTok rules, where paid political advertising is banned.

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Tuesday's ruling goes against a report last October from the court's Advocate General at the time, Anthony Collins.

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“You could see that he was going against one of the game’s best in deGrom, and he obviously matched him pitch for pitch.”

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Kerry added the way the chancellor is treating salons, which overwhelmingly employ women, "totally goes against the objectives of the government" in growing the economy and supporting workers.

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As a lady preacher, she was a curiosity; as one who welcomed all races, she went against the cultural norms.

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