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• against one's will — I adjective against, coerced, commanded, compelled, constrained, enforced, extorted, forced, imperative, imposed, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, levied, mandatory, obligatory, opposed, preemptory, prescriptive, prescriptory, pressured,… …   Law dictionary

• against one's better judgement — ► against one s better judgement contrary to what one feels to be wise. Main Entry: ↑judgement …   English terms dictionary

• against one's better judgement — RELUCTANTLY, unwillingly, grudgingly. → judgement * * * against one s better judgement Contrary to what one believes to be right • • • Main Entry: ↑judge …   Useful english dictionary

• against one's will — phrasal : in opposition to one s own inclination or to another s wish or intention was practicing the violin, as usual against his will father disowned her for marrying against his will …   Useful english dictionary

• against one's better judgement —    If you do something, even though you feel it is not a sensible thing to do, you do it against your better judgement.     Bob persuaded her to go by car, against her better judgement, and she regretted it as soon as she saw the heavy traffic …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• against one's better judgment — I paid the asking price, against my better judgment Syn: reluctantly, unwillingly, grudgingly …   Thesaurus of popular words

• against one's will — in opposition to one s desire, forcibly, under coercion …   English contemporary dictionary

• against one's better judgement — contrary to what one feels to be wise. → judgement …   English new terms dictionary

• against one's better judgment — contrary to what one believes to be wise or sensible …   Useful english dictionary

• have\ two\ strikes\ against\ one — • have two strikes against one • have two strikes on one v. phr. informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed. Children from the poorest parts of a city often have… …   Словарь американских идиом

• stack\ the\ cards\ against\ one — v. phr. 1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating. The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill. 2. To arrange things unfairly for or against a person; have things so that a person has an unfair advantage or… …   Словарь американских идиом