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.
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Framed by the window, the trees and the snow and the sky are like paper cutouts held against each other.
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Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the plaintiffs, Rebecca Singh, from India, called 911 in 2018 and said she was being held against her will at Olivet's rural campus, Newsweek previously reported.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Upon arriving at the home, police found that the child’s mother was allegedly being held against her will by 29-year-old Glenroy Miller of the Bahamas.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Since the latest war in Gaza erupted following the Oct. 7 attacks of 2013, Israel has competed in two Eurovision contests, both held against a backdrop of protest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the plaintiffs, Rebecca Singh, from India, called 911 in 2018 and said she was being held against her will at Olivet's rural campus, Newsweek previously reported.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Upon arriving at the home, police found that the child’s mother was allegedly being held against her will by 29-year-old Glenroy Miller of the Bahamas.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Since the latest war in Gaza erupted following the Oct. 7 attacks of 2013, Israel has competed in two Eurovision contests, both held against a backdrop of protest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hold against
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“Hold against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20against. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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