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.

Examples of work against (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But that didn’t work against a Mater Dei defense with too much speed and bulk up front. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 The added price competition could make Humira more affordable, though rebate schemes can work against this by disadvantaging biosimilars. Joseph Howlett and Andrea Tamayo, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024 High-Fat Fast Foods High-fat fast food may work against efforts to improve blood pressure levels. Lindsey Desoto, Health, 8 Oct. 2024 But incendiaries work against armored vehicles, too, as one Ukrainian brigade apparently discovered—more accurately, rediscovered—in eastern Ukraine this week. David Axe, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for work against (someone) 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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