count against
verb
(intr, preposition)
to have influence to the disadvantage of
your bad timekeeping will count against you
Words nearby count against
counselling,
counsellor,
counselor,
counselor-at-law,
count,
count against,
count down,
count for,
count in,
count noses,
count noun
Idioms and Phrases with count against
count against
Be disadvantageous to, as in His earnings this year will count against his Social Security benefits. This idiom uses count in the sense of “make a reckoning,” in this case negative. [Early 1900s]