side against

phrasal verb

sided against; siding against; sides against

: to not agree with (someone) : to not support the opinions or actions of (someone)

They both sided against me.

His father sided with his mother against him.

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Both sought a review of their claims from a special veterans court − which sided against them. —

Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024 With a $200 million campaign, the companies pulled off what once seemed unlikely: reversing the work of state lawmakers and courts, which had sided against Uber and its peers. —

Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2020 That was also a point raised in a legal filing by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which urged the court to side against Horn. —

Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024 The defensive lapses against an aggressive side against the Netherlands, however, will also have provided an important lesson for a Germany side without Antonio Rüdiger. —

Manuel Veth, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side against