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against the world

against the world prepositional phrase: usually of people, together, as a group, unit, or couple.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Usually of people, together, as a group, unit, or couple.
    • It's you and me against the world.

Questions about against the world

What does against the world mean?
Against the world means usually of people, together, as a group, unit, or couple.
What part of speech is against the world?
Against the world is a prepositional phrase.

Words near against the world in the dictionary

  1. against the collar
  2. against the grain
  3. against the hair
  4. against the law
  5. against the run of play
  6. against the world
  7. against time
  8. againstand
  9. againstands
  10. againster
  11. againsters

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