go against
Britishverb
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to be contrary to (principles or beliefs)
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to be unfavourable to (a person)
the case went against him
Example Sentences
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But she cannot free her own because it would go against custom, even though her grandfather "granted freedom to all the atas" when he was leader of the Protestant community in neighbouring Central Sumba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It is a ‘how dare you’ moment,” Condal said of Jace’s decision to go against his mother’s will and fight himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member, testified that staff were “scared” to go against Altman.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
The advert for Betway featured a picture of ex-Arsenal forward and now pundit Thierry Henry, but the ASA said he was unlikely to appeal strongly to under-18s and therefore did not go against its code.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Throughout my life I’ve always heard the same thing: “You can’t go against your own people, your own blood.”
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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