go against sth

— Phrasal Verb with go

/gəʊ/ verb [I] (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

› If something goes against a rule or something you believe in, it does not obey it or agree with it: It goes against my principles to lie.

(Definition of go against sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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