tell against (someone or something)

To impact on or affect someone or something in a particularly disadvantageous, detrimental, or otherwise adverse manner. The lineup of superstar athletes should have told against the opposition, an band of newcomers and B-listers, but the underdogs' tenacity and energy saw them manage a stunning upset. Not being able to represent life as it really is will unfortunately tell against writers and artists living under this oppressive regime.

tell against

To have an adverse impact on someone or something: Their lack of experience may tell against them during the job interview.

词组	tell against (someone or something)
释义	tell against (someone or something) tell against (someone or something) To impact on or affect someone or something in a particularly disadvantageous, detrimental, or otherwise adverse manner. The lineup of superstar athletes should have told against the opposition, an band of newcomers and B-listers, but the underdogs' tenacity and energy saw them manage a stunning upset. Not being able to represent life as it really is will unfortunately tell against writers and artists living under this oppressive regime. See also: tell Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tell against v. To have an adverse impact on someone or something: Their lack of experience may tell against them during the job interview. See also: tell The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: tell against do (someone or oneself) no favors do somebody no favours on the downside spite bite (one's) nose off to spite (one's) face bite off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut (one's) nose off to spite (one's) face cut off nose to spite face cut off your nose to spite your face
随便看	(from) top to bottom from top to bottom (from) top to toe from top to toe from way back from where I stand front front and center front burner, on a front burner, on a/the front foot front for front for (someone or something) frontin' front load front man front money front off front off about something front office front of house front on front on (something) front onto front onto (something)