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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Instead, the boy is held against his will inside a dark, windowless Los Angeles home that functions as clandestine clothing manufacturing operation.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
This approach would give transplant professionals the confidence to embrace split liver transplantation by assuring them that the possible complications associated with this innovative procedure will not be held against them and the transplant center.
—Evelyn Tenenbaum and Jed Adam Gross, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
The allure of Emily in Paris—for women especially—is the kind of thing that has been held against our kind for centuries, long before any of us ever sighed over a selection of colored ribbons at the millinery counter or coveted a length of ballgown-ready silk.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
He's also said that his opinions of Trump were wrong at the time and should not be held against him.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 16 July 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
This approach would give transplant professionals the confidence to embrace split liver transplantation by assuring them that the possible complications associated with this innovative procedure will not be held against them and the transplant center.
—Evelyn Tenenbaum and Jed Adam Gross, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
The allure of Emily in Paris—for women especially—is the kind of thing that has been held against our kind for centuries, long before any of us ever sighed over a selection of colored ribbons at the millinery counter or coveted a length of ballgown-ready silk.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
He's also said that his opinions of Trump were wrong at the time and should not be held against him.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 16 July 2024
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“Hold against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20against. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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