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
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Fox was the former owner of the home, where Cuevas-Ingram was allegedly held against her will, tortured and killed, Sanguedolce said.
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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Here's how to say goodbye The woman who was held against her will was treated at the hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said, adding she was not injured during the shootout with officers.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
The device hooks onto a rifle’s stock, the part of the gun that is held against the shoulder, and harnesses the energy from the gun’s kickback to bump the stock back and forth, allowing the weapon to fire faster.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
In the video, Mr. Wilson said that the two men had been well treated, despite being held against their will.
—Andre Paultre, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Very few people in the West expected Ukraine to hold against a much bigger, a much stronger enemy, at least as that's the way that Russia was perceived initially.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
State Police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the woman managed to call her stepmother on Monday and tell her she was being held against her will at a motel in Inkster, Michigan.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
The missing woman contacted her stepmother for the first time in seven years and said she was being held against her will, police said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The recovery effort began with a woman calling state police Monday to report that her stepdaughter, missing since 2017, had contacted her and was being held against her will in an Inkster motel.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Here's how to say goodbye The woman who was held against her will was treated at the hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said, adding she was not injured during the shootout with officers.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
The device hooks onto a rifle’s stock, the part of the gun that is held against the shoulder, and harnesses the energy from the gun’s kickback to bump the stock back and forth, allowing the weapon to fire faster.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
In the video, Mr. Wilson said that the two men had been well treated, despite being held against their will.
—Andre Paultre, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Very few people in the West expected Ukraine to hold against a much bigger, a much stronger enemy, at least as that's the way that Russia was perceived initially.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
State Police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the woman managed to call her stepmother on Monday and tell her she was being held against her will at a motel in Inkster, Michigan.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
The missing woman contacted her stepmother for the first time in seven years and said she was being held against her will, police said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The recovery effort began with a woman calling state police Monday to report that her stepdaughter, missing since 2017, had contacted her and was being held against her will in an Inkster motel.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Hold against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20against. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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