butt against

• Verbo frasal que indica empurrar ou bater com a cabeça ou com os chifres contra algo; em sentido figurado, significa colidir com resistência ou oposição.

A phrasal verb used to indicate pushing or striking against something with the head or horns, or figuratively, to encounter resistance or opposition.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. To push or strike againstinformal

   To push or hit something with the head or horns, like an animal.

   Dar cabeçada

   • The goat butted against the fence trying to escape.
   • He butted against the door with his shoulder to open it.
   • The ram butted against the tree repeatedly.

   Sinônimosbuntbuttgoreram

2. To confront or opposeinformal

   To come into conflict or opposition with something or someone.

   Confrontar ou se opor

   • His ideas butted against the company's strict policies.
   • She butted against the rules of the institution.
   • The new proposal butted against established traditions.

   Sinônimoschallengeconfrontdefyfaceopposeresistwithstand

   Antônimosaidassistbackendorsefavorhelpsidesupport

Verbo basebutt