advise against doing something

Meaning

This expression means to recommend or suggest that someone should not do a specific action because it is risky, unwise, or harmful. It is a polite and neutral way of warning someone or giving negative counsel.

Examples

• Doctors strongly advise against drinking coffee right before going to bed.

  Doctors strongly advise against drinking coffee right before going to bed.

• My financial advisor advised against investing all my savings in one stock.

  My financial advisor advised against investing all my savings in one stock.

• I would advise against driving in this heavy snowstorm if you can avoid it.

  I would advise against driving in this heavy snowstorm if you can avoid it.

• They advised against buying that old house because of the expensive repairs needed.

  They advised against buying that old house because of the expensive repairs needed.

• The legal team advised against signing the contract without reading it thoroughly first.

  The legal team advised against signing the contract without reading it thoroughly first.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I advise against to go there.

  ✓ I advise against going there.

  The preposition 'against' must be followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive.

• ✗ She advised me against to do it.

  ✓ She advised me against doing it.

  Even with an object pronoun (me), the preposition 'against' still requires the gerund form of the verb.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The mechanics ___ buying a used car without getting it inspected first.

  💡 They recommend not doing it.

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  advise against

• I highly ___ walking alone in that part of the city at night.

  💡 Recommend avoiding this action.

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  advise against