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set against

• cause someone to be in opposition or conflict with someone or something.
• "he hadn't meant any harm but his few words had set her against him"
Similar: alienate from, estrange from, cause to dislike, drive a wedge between, cause hostility between, sow dissension, set at odds,
Opposite: reconcile,
• offset something against something else.
• "trading losses can be set against capital gains"


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