take against
verb
(intr, preposition) to start to dislike, esp without good reason
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How to use take against in a sentence
Yet it seems to me that with every precaution you take against such an evil you put yourself into the power of the evil.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonWhatever I take against my liking does me harm; and nothing hurts me that I eat with appetite and delight.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete | Michel de MontaigneWhat precautions should you take against fire from kerosene and gasoline stoves?
Mechanical Devices in the Home | Edith Louise AllenBut that is not the only precaution we must take against malaria.
With Wolseley to Kumasi | F.S. BreretonYou are a woman whose word I would take against all the world.
The Marriage of Esther | Guy Boothby
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