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

According to Devlin’s report, police were called to the apartment around 2 a.m. when a woman contacted authorities and said her adult daughter was being held against her will by Washington. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025

The clip goes on to explain that Durk has always been a vivid storyteller with his music, and his creative art shouldn’t be held against him in a court of law. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025

The witness said the driver tried to run but was chased down and held against a fence for about 10 minutes until police arrived. —Harshita Meenaktshi and Chris Helgren, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025

Many of the students suing say their charges shouldn’t be held against them because they were dropped or expunged. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for hold against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed