hold it/that against
idiom
: to dislike (for a particular reason)
We disagree about many things, but I don't hold it/that against you.
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A little about me: I was born and raised in the Bay Area (but don't hold that against me) before moving to the Rose City in 2016.
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Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
But few, including Feig, seem to hold it against Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Curly Girl understood my anxiety and didn’t hold it against me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
Lacking European sophistication, Allen still excuses infidelity as no big deal despite the fact that others hold it against you while indulging their own sins.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
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Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
But few, including Feig, seem to hold it against Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Curly Girl understood my anxiety and didn’t hold it against me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
Lacking European sophistication, Allen still excuses infidelity as no big deal despite the fact that others hold it against you while indulging their own sins.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Hold it/that against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20it%2Fthat%20against. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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