- revolt against someone or something
- revolt against someone or somethingto rebel or rise against someone or something. •
The citizens were gathering arms, preparing to revolt against the government.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
revolt against someone or something
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revolt — [[t]rɪvo͟ʊlt[/t]] revolts, revolting, revolted 1) N VAR A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country s political system. It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders... The… … English dictionary
revolt — I UK [rɪˈvəʊlt] / US [rɪˈvoʊlt] verb Word forms revolt : present tense I/you/we/they revolt he/she/it revolts present participle revolting past tense revolted past participle revolted 1) a) [intransitive] to say that you will not accept someone s … English dictionary
revolt — 1 verb 1 (I) if a group of people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them; rebel 2: George III s repressive measures forced the Colonies to revolt. 2 (I) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
revolt — re|volt1 [ rı voult ] verb 1. ) intransitive to try to remove the government of your country using force: REBEL: The Poles revolted several times in the 19th century. a ) to say that you will not accept someone s authority or leadership: revolt… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
revolt — re|volt1 [rıˈvəult US ˈvoult] n [U and C] 1.) a refusal to accept someone s authority or obey rules or laws = ↑rebellion ▪ The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party. revolt against ▪ a revolt against authority revolt… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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