to set against
1set against — 1. To assail 2. To compare or balance • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set against [phrasal verb] 1 set (something) against (something) 1 a : to compare ( …
2set against — index alienate (estrange), antagonize, counter, counteract, disaffect, discourage, estrange, oppose …
3set against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set against : present tense I/you/we/they set against he/she/it sets against present participle setting against past tense set against past participle set against 1) set something against something to compare… …
4set against — 1) PHRASAL VERB If one argument or fact is set against another, it is considered in relation to it. [be V ed P n] These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues... [be V ed P n] ₤1,000 was a considerable… …
5To set against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
6set against — /ˌset ə genst/ verb to balance one group of figures against another group to try to make them cancel each other out ● to set the costs against the sales revenue ● Can you set the expenses against tax? …
7be set against — to feel strongly that you do not want (something) or will not do (something) Everyone was set against going. He was dead set against the deal. [=he was very strongly opposed to the deal] • • • Main Entry: ↑set …
8dead set against — or dead against Utterly opposed to • • • Main Entry: ↑dead * * * informal strongly opposed to they were dead set against seeing any more open spaces divided up …
9dead set against — If you are dead set against something, you are strongly opposed to it. My father wanted a dog, but my mother was dead set against the idea …
10dead set against — (something) completely opposed to something. She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it …
