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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The remaining stretch will test whether the distribution holds against top units and across the attrition of a long NFL season.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mirella has since spoken out, saying she was not being held against her will.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There is a new sense of accountability held against teams to put on their best performances every single game because the luxurious days of two-legged meetings are gone.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Framed by the window, the trees and the snow and the sky are like paper cutouts held against each other.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mirella has since spoken out, saying she was not being held against her will.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There is a new sense of accountability held against teams to put on their best performances every single game because the luxurious days of two-legged meetings are gone.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Framed by the window, the trees and the snow and the sky are like paper cutouts held against each other.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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