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Phrase(s): lodge something against something
to place or prop something against something. • We lodged the chest against the door, making it difficult or impossible to open. • Let’s lodge the stone against the side of the barn to help support it., Phrase(s): lodge something against someone
to place a charge against someone. • The neighbors lodged a complaint against us for walking on their grass. • I want to lodge an assault charge against Randy.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs