go against
phrasal verbgo against somebody
- to not be in somebody’s favour or not to their advantage
- The jury's verdict went against him.
go against somebody/something
- to resist or oppose somebody/something
- He would not go against his parents' wishes.
go against something
- to be opposed to something; to not fit or agree with something
- Paying for hospital treatment goes against her principles.
- His thinking goes against all logic.