hold against
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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Compound workers told the FBI that they were held against their will and forced to participate in the scams under the threat of violence.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Conversely, struggling in the tournament wouldn’t be held against a prospect who had played well all season, an executive said.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
It cannot be held against us that names of the complicit employees of DHS or other government figures in the know are being hidden from us.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Perhaps that’s also what the Oscars are ‘holding against’ her.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Conversely, struggling in the tournament wouldn’t be held against a prospect who had played well all season, an executive said.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
It cannot be held against us that names of the complicit employees of DHS or other government figures in the know are being hidden from us.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Perhaps that’s also what the Oscars are ‘holding against’ her.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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 26 Apr. 2026.
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