hold against

phrasal verb

held against; holding against; holds against

: to use (something) as a reason to have a bad opinion of (someone)

He lied to her once, and she still holds it against him.

Nobody is going to hold it against you if you don't come.

Examples of hold against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man told investigators that he had been kidnapped and held against his will on Feb. 13 in the 2600 block of Million Court before eventually being released. —Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024

The years-long grudge the swans hold against their former friend devolves into a P.R. war to be won by whoever seems the least pathetic. —Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024

Fox was the former owner of the home, where Cuevas-Ingram was allegedly held against her will, tortured and killed, Sanguedolce said. —Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

Here's how to say goodbye The woman who was held against her will was treated at the hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said, adding she was not injured during the shootout with officers. —Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024

The device hooks onto a rifle’s stock, the part of the gun that is held against the shoulder, and harnesses the energy from the gun’s kickback to bump the stock back and forth, allowing the weapon to fire faster. —Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024

In the video, Mr. Wilson said that the two men had been well treated, despite being held against their will. —Andre Paultre, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024

Very few people in the West expected Ukraine to hold against a much bigger, a much stronger enemy, at least as that's the way that Russia was perceived initially. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024

State Police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the woman managed to call her stepmother on Monday and tell her she was being held against her will at a motel in Inkster, Michigan. —Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024