what is the meaning of the idiom turn against?
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turn against. v. 1. To change one's actions or attitudes to be against someone or something; become hostile or antagonistic toward someone or something: The peasants turned against the cruel ruler.
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pros and cons. Arguments or considerations for and against something, as in We'd best weigh all the pros and cons before we decide to add a new wing to the library. This idiom is taken from the Latin pro for “for” and con for “against.” [ Late 1500s]
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1. Deliberately, intentionally, as in He left the photo out of the story on purpose. Shakespeare's use of this idiom was among the earliest; it appears in The Comedy of Errors (4:3): "On purpose shut the doors against his way."
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(idiomatic) To insult, to belittle. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something. He wants to cut down on extra steps.
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turn (one's) back on (someone or something) To ignore, disregard, or exclude someone or something; to abandon, give up on, or forsake someone or something. It's clear that the company has turned its back on customers. After becoming a successful writer, Jim turned his back on all the people he used to know back home.
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contra- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "against, opposite, opposing. '' This meaning is found in such words as: contraband, contraception, contradict, contrary.
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word-forming element used in English from c. 1300 and meaning "against, in opposition; in return; corresponding," from Anglo-French countre-, French contre-, from Latin contra "opposite, contrary to, against, in return," also used as a prefix (see contra (prep., adv.
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or to hold your ground. phrase. If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind. The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.
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verb To cause someone to dislike, become averse to, or lose interest in something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "off." Sometimes followed by "to (something)." I thought the subject would be interesting, but the professor's boring lectures really turned me off.
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Editors Contribution. not opposed. Plain and simple meaning. It means to not be against something. To go along with it. to where opposed would mean that you are against something like something someone wants you to do something.
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verb (used without object) to become angry: He angers with little provocation.
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The opposite sense of rotation or revolution is (in Commonwealth English) anticlockwise (ACW) or (in North American English) counterclockwise (CCW).
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As prepositions the difference between anti and against is that anti is (rare) a word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase while against is a close but separated relationship .
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The answer may be "Of course not!" which means "I don't/wouldn't mind if you do it", or "Of course I do (mind)!" which means the reverse. Also, to agree, you may answer "Go ahead!" or "Please, do!" or to disagree, "Please, don't!" (Then it would be polite to explain the reason for your disagreement) .
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1. verb To disable, disconnect, or stop the function of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "turn" and "off." I forgot to turn off my laptop, and now the battery is dead. verb To cause someone to dislike, become averse to, or lose interest in something. ...
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phrase. If you tell someone to go to hell, you are angrily telling them to go away and leave you alone. [informal, rude, feelings]
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transitive verb. 'The working class must reject all such attempts to foment nationalist sentiments in the name of defending the welfare state. '