Poison someone against In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "poison someone against", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-07-22 03:07

think ill of (someone or something) , think poorly of (someone or something) , weight (something) against (someone or something)

Poison (one) against (someone or something) phrase

To make someone think bad things about someone/something.

With a view to poisoning my friends against me, he invented a false story showing how untrusty I was.

The gossip that I cheated on my girlfriend has poisoned all girls in my class against me.

They keep avoiding me like the plague. Someone must have poisoned them against me.

The verb "poison" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.