prejudice (one) against (someone or something)
prejudice (one) against (someone or something)
To cause one to have a prejudicial and unfavorable opinion of someone or something. Don't let one bad experience prejudice you against trying snowboarding again! You shouldn't let her former employers' reputation prejudice you against her—she would make a valuable addition to your team.
See also: prejudice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
prejudice someone or something against someone or something
to turn someone or a group against someone or something. I believe that the lawyer was trying to prejudice the jury against the defendant. The discussion about how calves are raised prejudiced me against eating veal.
See also: prejudice
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (one) could use (something)
- give (one) ideas
- give somebody ideas
- get a taste of (one's) own medicine
- (one) could stand (something)
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- as one door closes, another opens