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?

See:

a house divided against itself cannot stand
a race against the clock
a race against time
a race against time clock
abut (up) against
abut against
advise (one) against
advise against
advise against doing
against
against (one's) better judgment
against (one's) principles
against (one's) will
against all odds
against better judgement
against better judgment
against one's better judgment
against one's will
against the clock
against the collar
against the current
against the grain
against the law
against the odds
against the run of play
against the stream
against time
against will
agitate against
appeal against
argue against
back to the wall
balance (something) against (something else)
balance against
bang (one's) head against a brick wall
bang (one's) head against a wall
bang (something) against
bang against
bash (something) against
bash against
battle against
be against
be banging head against a brick wall
be up against
be up against a brick wall
be up against it
beat (one's) head against a stone wall
beat against
beat head against the wall
beat one's head against the wall
bias against
break against
bring a charge against
brush against
bump against
bump into
butt against
campaign against
cards are stacked against
cast stones against the wind
caution about
charge against
charge off
clamor against
clash against
combine against
come out
come out against
come up against
compete against
conspire against (something or someone)
contend against
counsel against
count against
cover against
crusade against
crush against
dash against
dead set against
debit against
decide against
declare war against
declare war on
defend against
demonstrate against
direct against
discriminate against
draw against an amount of money
fare against
fend against
fight against
fight against time
file against
find against
fulminate against
gain ground against (something)
gang up
get up against
go against
go against (someone or something)
go against the flow
go against the grain
go against the stream
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 something against
have the cards stacked against
have the deck stacked against
have two strikes against (one)
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 (one's) head against a (brick) wall
knock (one's) head against a/the wall
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
make ground against (something)
march against
match against
measure against
measure up against
militate against
more sinned against than sinner
more sinned against than sinning
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
over against
pin against
pit against
pit wits against
play against
play both ends against the middle
play both sides against the middle
play each end against the other
play each side against the other
play off against
play one against another
play one end against the other
play one off against another/each other/the other
play one side against the other
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 a hand 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
sail against the wind
say against
scheme against
score against
secure against
security against
see against
set against
set face against
set heart against
set one's face 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 cards (against someone or something)
stand against
stand up against
steel against
steel one's heart against
stick out against
strike a blow against
strive against
struggle against
stub toe against
swear out against
swim against the current
swim against the stream
swim against the tide
take action against
take revenge
take sides against
tell against
testify against
the cards are stacked against
the dice are loaded against
there's no law against
throw straws against the wind
thrust against
thud against
transgress against
turn against
two strikes against
unite against
unleash against
up against
up against it
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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mechteld	MEKH-təlt	Dutch
Ansgar	AHNS-gahr (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Uilleam	-	Scottish
Vali	-	Romanian
Maala	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Johana	-	Czech