go against somebody/something phrasal verb (see also go)

1. if something goes against your beliefs, principles etc, it is opposite to them:
This goes against everything I’ve been brought up to believe in.
I often have to make decisions that go against the grain (=are not what I would normally choose to do).

2. to do the opposite of what someone wants or advises you to do:
She was scared to go against her father’s wishes.

3. if a decision, judgment etc goes against you, you do not get the result you want:
His lawyer hinted that the case might go against him.
The vote went against the government.

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