work against (someone)
phrasal verb
worked against (someone); working against (someone); works against (someone)
: to contribute to a negative result for someone : make something less likely to happen for someone
Her lack of experience worked against her in the election.
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His decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric could work against him.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Our workplaces actually work against individuality.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Of course, state authority can also work against public confidence in elections.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Which of them are going to work for you and which are going to work against you?
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Our workplaces actually work against individuality.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Of course, state authority can also work against public confidence in elections.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Which of them are going to work for you and which are going to work against you?
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Work against (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20against%20%28someone%29. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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