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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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 .
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The characters’ dilemma may, ultimately, be meaningless set against the ebbs and flows of history, but Gomes, who won the directing prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, invests it with such elegance that it becomes nearly mythic: a touching fable of cowardice and devotion with tragic undertones.

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Velador spends most of her day standing in front of the dish pit, set against the corner of the restaurant.

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Draper began seeing a "breathing coach" to help solve the issue, and he pointed to the way he came through the third set against Alcaraz as an example of his improved composure.

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Hundreds showed up the previous day at Haneda Airport to catch a glimpse of the Dodgers, who arrived for the Tokyo Series, their season-opening, two-game set against the Chicago Cubs that starts on Tuesday.

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Draper won the first set against Shelton with a serving performance every bit as commanding as the one he produced in his fourth-round win over Taylor Fritz.

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