over against

Idioms  

1. As opposed to, contrasted with, as in Over against the Smiths, the Johnsons were well off. [c. 1500]

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Example Sentences

But Gordon's determination to impress spilled over against Liverpool in August when he was sent off for a late tackle on Virgil van Dijk in a 3-2 defeat, which led to him being suspended for another three games in the Premier League.

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Head coach Kevin Rouet arguably put out his B side in their 11-try victory over against Fiji, while this week he has gone full strength.

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I covered them in the Europa League and their system worked, they didn't get over-run, but in the Premier League they got out-paced, out-powered and run over, against teams that you wouldn't have expected them to lose to.

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Jamie Smith hits five boundaries as England score 23 runs off one over against India on the day three of the second Test, moving the home side on to 160-5 in their first innings at Edgbaston.

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Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams became the first to fall foul of the rule when he was penalised in the final 10 minutes of his side's 1-0 win over against Ulsan Hyundai.

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