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1against one's will — I adjective against, coerced, commanded, compelled, constrained, enforced, extorted, forced, imperative, imposed, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, levied, mandatory, obligatory, opposed, preemptory, prescriptive, prescriptory, pressured,… …
2against one's better judgement — ► against one s better judgement contrary to what one feels to be wise. Main Entry: ↑judgement …
3against one's better judgement — RELUCTANTLY, unwillingly, grudgingly. → judgement * * * against one s better judgement Contrary to what one believes to be right • • • Main Entry: ↑judge …
4against one's will — phrasal : in opposition to one s own inclination or to another s wish or intention was practicing the violin, as usual against his will father disowned her for marrying against his will …
5against one's better judgement — If you do something, even though you feel it is not a sensible thing to do, you do it against your better judgement. Bob persuaded her to go by car, against her better judgement, and she regretted it as soon as she saw the heavy traffic …
6against one's better judgment — I paid the asking price, against my better judgment Syn: reluctantly, unwillingly, grudgingly …
7against one's will — in opposition to one s desire, forcibly, under coercion …
8against one's better judgement — contrary to what one feels to be wise. → judgement …
9against one's better judgment — contrary to what one believes to be wise or sensible …
10have\ two\ strikes\ against\ one — • have two strikes against one • have two strikes on one v. phr. informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed. Children from the poorest parts of a city often have… …
