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Phrase(s): hedge something against something
Fig. to protect investments against a decline in value by making counterbalancing bets or investments. • The investor hedged his portfolio against a drop in stock prices by buying some bonds. • I have to hedge my bets against losing., Phrase(s): hedge against something
to do something to lessen the risk of something happening; to bet against something bad happening. • I want to hedge against something going wrong in the stock market, so I have bonds in my portfolio, too. • We will hedge against any risk we can detect.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs