prepositionIn: The Core Speaking Words, Prepositions

Verbs with against

  • be
  • votevotearguedecide
  • leanleanpresspush
  • play

Phrases with against

  • against the lawagainst the lawagainst the rules
  • against my will
  • up against

Practice · 2 min

Fill the collocation, then say the whole sentence out loud.

  1. 1

    Are you for or ___ the new park?

  2. 2

    Leaning ___ the door, he fell asleep.

  3. 3

    Smoking inside is against the ___.

  4. 4

    We're playing ___ a strong team tonight.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.