PREFER SOMETHING AGAINST SOMEONE
prefer something against someone: translation
prefer something against someone
to file legal charges against someone [with the police]; to file a complaint or a charge against someone. •
The neighbors preferred charges against the driver of the car who ruined their lawns.
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I will not prefer charges against the driver, since it was partly my fault.
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PREFIX SOMETHING TO SOMETHING →← PREFER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ELSE