decide against

decide against (someone or something)

1. To choose not to accept someone. Yes, Holly was a strong candidate, but we ultimately decided against her for the job.
2. To choose not to do something. I was so tired that I decided against going out with my friends tonight.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

decide against someone or something

to rule against someone or something; to make a judgment against someone or something. We decided against Tom and chose Larry instead. Jane decided against the supplier.
See also: decide
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • decide
  • decide against (someone or something)
  • decided
  • prefer
  • prefer (someone or something) to (someone or something else)
  • prefer to
  • choose from
  • choose from (people or things)
  • choose
  • choose among
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"We probably need to organise alternative competitions and render all the necessary support to athletes, who would decide against going to the Olympics (under the neutral status)," Zhukov said addressing debates at the State Duma on Friday.
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EDF to decide against selling UK power grid assets
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