discriminate against

discriminate against (someone or something)

To impose limitations on a particular person or group for prejudicial reasons. Those who continue to discriminate against people of color will continue to meet resistance from those who believe in equality.
See also: discriminate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

discriminate against someone or something

to single out a type of person or thing for special negative treatment or denial of equal treatment; to act in a prejudicial manner against someone or something. This law discriminates against short people. You discriminate against people in wheelchairs.
See also: discriminate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • discriminate
  • discriminate against (someone or something)
  • discriminating
  • drag out
  • dragged out
  • march on
  • keep it up
  • Keep it up!
  • keep up
  • grandfather (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
'You cannot purport to discriminate against different cadres of state officers within the public service.
"Ashers did not discriminate against the customer, Gareth Lee, because he was gay.
The law states that Dabawenyos may not discriminate against anyone based on their gender, religion, life status, among others.
This permits Israel to discriminate against non-Jews who are citizens and be even more punitive to non-Jews whom they oppress in the Occupied West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
Another part of the proceedings relates to an earlier decision made by Court of Appeal judges over a complaint by a number of appellants that the regulations unlawfully discriminate against people with disabilities who have a need for an additional bedroom.
For example, they cannot discriminate against you because you are the carer of an elderly relative.
e proposed law would also make it a crime for shops or restaurants discriminate against or refuse to serve members of the armed forces.
A DWP spokesman said: "We are confident that these measures are lawful and they do not discriminate against disabled claimants.
THE MOST RECENT issue of Conscience focused on important issues of religious liberty, including the various ways that religion is being used to discriminate against others.
The letter explains that amending the bill would permit religious organizations "to take VAWA funds and use those funds to discriminate against a qualified individual based on nothing more than his or her religious beliefs." (Americans United also sent a separate letter to all House members expressing opposition to the provision.)
They will deliver a petition to the concerned authorities, demanding the amendment of laws that discriminate against Palestinians and violate the Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The statutes include: 1) the Church Amendments--a response to debates on whether federal funds required recipients to provide abortions or sterilization; 2) the enacting of section 245 of the Public Health Service Act, prohibiting the federal government, or state or local governments who receive federal financial assistance, from discriminating against individual and institutional healthcare providers who refuse to provide, be trained or give referrals for abortions (among other things); and 3) the Weldon Amendment, which prohibits the provision of HHS funds to any federal agency or program as well as local or state governments that discriminate against healthcare providers who do not provide, pay for, cover or refer patients for abortions.
Of the areas cited, which included the police, courts, schools and GPs, 25 per cent of white people thought council housing departments or housing associations would discriminate against them, up from 15 per cent in 2001.