When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he 'countered' that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.
I wish my kitchen had more 'counter space'. [=I wish it had more counters or a bigger counter]
The soldier acted 'counter to' his orders. [=he did something that was against his orders]
(..) It don't only go one way either. I mean, some other stuff is legal that shouldn't be. I mean, frigging meth used to be legal. Used to sell it over every counter at every pharmacy across America. Thank God they came to their senses on that one, huh? Yeah. Okay. (..)2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal Season: 1 Episode 7