count against

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to have influence to the disadvantage of

   your bad timekeeping will count against you

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count against Idioms  

1. Be disadvantageous to, as in His earnings this year will count against his Social Security benefits. This idiom uses count in the sense of “make a reckoning,” in this case negative. [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

Sometimes the extra leverage doesn’t count against the funds’ legal limits, because the debt resides off their balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Those teams could make it work because they had faced a D-II or D-III team at some point during the season which didn’t count against its games limit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

One of them, by sub fielder Liam Dawson, is the sort of thing that will count against his chances of going as the second spinner.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

In a 3-and-1 count against d’Arnaud, he threw a center-cut sinker that d’Arnaud crushed to left.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

She was pure of heart and deed; she only kicked shins in self- defense, so that couldn't count against her.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin