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in the face of	Despite, against, contrary to.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
inform on	To snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
invidia dictatoria (Liv. 22. 26)	the feeling against the dictator.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
it comes and goes	Sometimes you might feel like nothing is right and everything is against you, but don't give up. Things could change for the good in a matter of seconds.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
j'ai une dent contre lui	I have a grudge against him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
je les ai mis aux prises	I have set them one against the other.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kick against the pricks	To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kick against the pricks	to struggle against one's fate. [from 14th c.]	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kill	To strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kiss me	I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
legi intercedere	to protest against a law (used of the veto, intercessio, of plebeian tribunes).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mean business	To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mettre les rieurs de son côté	To turn the laugh against a man.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mur à hauteur d'appui	A wall breast high (so that one may lean against it).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
non prosequitur	A judgement entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
non repugno	I have nothing to say against it.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
odium implacabile suscipere in aliquem	to conceive an implacable hatred against a man.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
odium inveteratum habere in aliquem (Vat. 3. 6)	to cherish an inveterate animosity against some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
offendere in aliquo (Mil. 36. 99)	to have something to say against a person, to object to him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the defensive	Prepared to defend or protect against criticism, attack or aggression.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the ropes	Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
peg back	To equalize against; to prevent the opposition from winning.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Play Both Ends Against the Middle	To take advantage by causing two opposing groups stand against each other, dishonestly misusing two forces for the sake of attaining ones selfish purpose	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
play both sides against the middle	To manipulate opponents or competitors in a manner which benefits the manipulator.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
play off	To compete against in a play-off.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
play one against another	To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
poacher turned gamekeeper	A person who now works against the same people they once supported.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
post up	To establish a position in the frontcourt on one side or the other of the free throw lane, especially used against smaller defenders.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
push against an open door	To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
push off	to commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón	It's justifiable to commit crimes against criminals	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
race against time	A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rub up against	To touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rub up against	Of pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rub up on	To rub one's body against another person as a form of sexual stimulation or flirting.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
s'y casser les dents	To come up against a brick wall	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
save vs.	In certain games, to successfully guard against a particular danger	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
scelus edere in aliquem (Sest. 26. 58)	to commit a crime against some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
se casser le nez	1. To fall on one’s face. 2. To knock up against an obstacle. 3. To fail in an enterprise.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
set off	To count an addition in one thing against a reduction in something else.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shoot oneself in the foot	To act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stack up	To compare with something; to measure up. (Often used with "against", "among")	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand in the gap	To expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stumble against	To discover or find something by accident.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stumble against	To meet somebody by chance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)	to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
swim upstream	To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a flyer	To invest against odds.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take against	He took against me when I was promoted over him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take the game to	To use attacking tactics against.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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