set against

phrasal verb

set against; setting against; sets against

: feeling strongly that one does not want (something) or will not do (something)

Everyone was set against going.

He was dead set against the deal.

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Helmed by Argentine directors Claudio Rosa and Pablo Brasa along with Brazilian filmmaker Marcia Paraíso, the 13-episode crime thriller is set against the backdrops of Florianópolis and Córdoba. —

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 From the middle of the second set against Ben Shelton on Sunday, Monfils, who is 38, had the legs of a 70-year-old. —

Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 The film explores his moral dilemmas, personal struggles and the profound consequences of creating a weapon of mass destruction set against the backdrop of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age. —

Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 That such celebratory moments are set against such pain. —

Maurice Carlos Ruffin, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for set against