count againstsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithcountverbuk/kaʊnt/us/kaʊnt/
to make someone or something morelikelytofail:
Gail'squalifiedfor thejob, but herlackofexperiencewillcountagainst her.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- hogtie
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle