poison (one) against (someone or something)
poison (one) against (someone or something)
To inspire or manipulate one to take a very negative, hateful, or disdainful view of someone or something. It's like Tommy's new girlfriend has been poisoning him against us—ever since they started dating, he's been turning his back on us. The bitter election ended up poisoning many voters against the democratic process entirely.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
poison someone against someone or something
to cause someone to have negative or hateful thoughts about someone, a group, or something. You have done nothing more than poison Gerald against all of us! Stop talking to him! Your negative comments poisoned everyone against the proposal.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- poison against
- think ill of (someone or something)
- think poorly of (someone or something)
- sweep aside
- weight (something) against (someone or something)
- weight against
- weighted
- sneer
- sneer at
- sneer at (someone or something)