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View synonyms for set against
set against
verb
- to balance or compare
to set a person's faults against his virtues
- to cause to be hostile or unfriendly to
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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 .Advertisement
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