to go against something
61as against something — as against sth idiom in contrast with sth • They got 27% of the vote as against 32% at the last election. Main entry: ↑asidiom …
62bring somebody up against something — ˌbring sb ˈup against sth derived to force sb to know about sth and have to deal with it • Working in the slums brought her up against the realities of poverty. Main entry: ↑bringderived …
63guard against something — ˈguard against sth derived to take care to prevent sth or to protect yourself from sth • to guard against accidents/disease Main entry: ↑guardderived …
64kick against something — ˈkick against sth derived to protest about or resist sth • Young people often kick against the rules. Main entry: ↑kickderived …
65militate against something — ˈmilitate against sth derived (formal) to prevent sth; to make it difficult for sth to happen or exist Syn: ↑hinder • The supervisor s presence militated against a relaxed atmosphere. Main entry: ↑ …
66strike a blow against something — strike a blow for/against/at sth idiom to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …
67take a firm line (against something) — take a firm ˈline/ˈstand (on/against sth) idiom to make your beliefs known and to try to make others follow them • We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising. • They took a firm stand against drugs in the school. Main entry: ↑firmidiom …
68take a firm stand (against something) — take a firm ˈline/ˈstand (on/against sth) idiom to make your beliefs known and to try to make others follow them • We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising. • They took a firm stand against drugs in the school. Main entry: ↑firmidiom …
69there's no law against something — there s no ˈlaw against sth idiom (informal) used to tell sb who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong • I ll sing if I want to there s no law against it. Main entry: ↑lawidiom …
70(a) question mark against something — a ˈquestion mark over/against sth idiom used to say that sth is not certain • There s still a big question mark hanging over his future with the team. Main entry: ↑question markidiom …
