if something such as a decision or judgment goes against you, you do not get the decision or judgment that you wanted
to be opposed to something
to oppose someone or something
Building a road here would go against the wishes of the local community.
For many, such behaviour goes against the code of the sport.
It appears likely the judge’s ruling will go against them.
Or did it no longer matter once the vote had gone against?
Rock Parents love their son unconditionally but hold him accountable for behaviour that goes against the family's values.
The match was cancelled within hours of the vote going against England.
The vote went against him, by some distance.
This goes against everything I’ve been brought up to believe in.
When he made his first attempt to rejoin the board, 58% of the votes went against him.
goes against
going against
went against
gone against
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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