set against

verb

1. to balance or compare

   to set a person's faults against his virtues

2. to cause to be hostile or unfriendly to

Idioms and Phrases

Be or cause someone to be opposed to, as in Civil wars often set brother against brother, or The police chief's critics were set against his officers. [Late 1200s] Also see dead set against.

Related Words

• analyze 
• contrast 
• correlate 
• equal 
• match 
• measure 
• study