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The following 5 entries include the term against someone.
cards are stacked against (someone)
idiom—used to describe a situation in which one person or group is disadvantaged or faces difficult circumstances as compared to others often in a way that is unfair
odds are stacked against (someone)
idiom—used to describe a situation in which someone does not have a good or fair chance of winning, succeeding, etc.
play (someone or something) off against (someone or something)
idiom: to cause two people or groups to fight or compete with (each other) in a way that helps oneself
stack the odds against (someone)
idiom: to make it less likely for someone to win, succeed, etc.
work against (someone)
phrasal verb: to contribute to a negative result for someone : make something less likely to happen for someone
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