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Phrase(s): see something against something
1. Lit. to view something against something else. • I can’t see the cars against the evening sky if their lights aren’t on. • The cars can’t be seen against the evening sky. 2. Fig. to view or consider something within the context of something else. • If you can see this issue against the background of a long series of problems, perhaps you will understand how concerned we are. • You really need to see this matter against the background of what has happened before.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs