against

*against someone or something 

1. in opposition to someone or something; in competition with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; run ~; stand ~.) I am against everything you stand for. She ran against me in the election.

2. to the disadvantage of someone or something; in opposition to someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; run ~; turn ~.) When did the trial go against us?

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A house divided against itself cannot stand a race against the clock a race against time a race against time clock abut against advise against advise against doing against against all odds against better judgement against better judgment against the clock against the grain against the odds against will agitate against appeal against argue against balance against bang against bash against battle against be banging head against a brick wall be up against be up against a brick wall beat against beat head against the wall bias against break against bring a charge against brush against bump against butt against campaign against cards are stacked against caution about charge against clamor against clash against combine against come out against compete against conspire with contend against counsel against count against cover against crusade against crush against dash against dead set against debit against decide against declare war against defend against demonstrate against direct against discriminate against draw against an amount of money fight against fight against time file against find against fulminate against get up against go against the grain go against the tide go to bat against go up against graze against guarantee against guard against harbor against

have against have back against the wall have heart set against have the cards stacked against hedge against hit against hold against hope against hope immunize against indemnify against inoculate against institute against insulate against insure against inveigh against jar against kick against kick against the pricks knock against knock head against a brick wall lap against lash against launch against lay against lead against lean against legislate against level a charge against line up against lobby against lodge against make against march against match against measure against measure up against militate against mount against murmur against mutiny against nestle against nuzzle up against odds are against one offend against one's heart is set against operate against pin against pit against pit wits against play against play both ends against the middle play off against plot against poison against preach against prefer against prejudice against preserve against press against press charges prevail against proceed against protect against protest about provide against push against put up against race against race against the clock race against time rage against rail against raise hand against

raise voice against rant against react against reason against rebel against rest against retaliate against revolt against rise against rub against rule against run against run head against a brick wall run up against safeguard against sail against say against scheme against score against secure against security against see against set against set face against set heart against set up against side against sin against slant against slap against snuggle against speak against squash up against squeeze up against stack against stack the deck stand up against steel against stick out against strike a blow against strive against struggle against stub toe against swear out against swim against the tide take action against take revenge take sides against testify against the cards are stacked against the dice are loaded against there's no law against thrust against thud against transgress against turn against two strikes against unite against unleash against up against up against the wall vaccinate against vote against wage against war against warn against weigh against weight against with back against the wall won't hear a word against work against work against the clock write against