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.

Examples of hold against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Center for American Rights told Carr that the failure to air the speech should be held against ABC in the license proceeding. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

The protests were some of the largest ever held against the Islamic Republic, which responded with a brutal crackdown in which thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands arrested. — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

The event was held against a backdrop of Taiwan’s latest economic boom. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Foster-Todd still had his pistol in his left hand, held against his chest. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for hold against

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