- go against
- 1) (to oppose or refuse to act on: A child should never go against his parents' wishes.) aller à l'encontre de2) (to be unacceptable to: This goes against my conscience.) heurter
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against the grain — {adv. phr.} 1. Across rather than with the direction of the fibers (as of wood or meat). * /He sandpapered the wood against the grain./ 2. So as to annoy or trouble, or to cause anger or dislike. Usually follows go . * /His coarse and rude ways… … Dictionary of American idioms
against the grain — {adv. phr.} 1. Across rather than with the direction of the fibers (as of wood or meat). * /He sandpapered the wood against the grain./ 2. So as to annoy or trouble, or to cause anger or dislike. Usually follows go . * /His coarse and rude ways… … Dictionary of American idioms
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Against the sun — Against A*gainst (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See {Again}.] 1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; in this sense often preceded by over. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Against the Wind — can refer to:* Against the Wind (autobiography), Geoffrey Household s 1958 autobiography * Against the Wind (album), a 1980 album by Bob Seger ** Against the Wind (Bob Seger song), a 1980 song * Against the Wind (Bonnie Tyler song), a 1992 song… … Wikipedia
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Against Nature — may refer to: * À rebours , a French novel by Joris Karl Huysmans *a controversial television documentary by Martin Durkin *Against Nature (album), a 1989 rock album by The Fatima Mansions *Against Nature?, a museum exhibition on homosexuality in … Wikipedia
against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME … Dictionary of American idioms
