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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Shaffer said San Antonio’s volunteer status should not be held against him, saying he should be celebrated for doing volunteer firefighting duty while not being eligible for medical and other benefits of full-time employment. —

Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 The protests are being held against moves to remove the parliament speaker, an opposition party member who is facing accusations of corruption. —

Mark N. Mengonfia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Just after midnight on July 4, Yellowstone's 911 dispatch center received a report that a woman had been held against her will by a man with a gun in her dorm residence. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025 What matters most from here is whether the rule of law holds against whatever assaults Trump and Trumpism 2.0 launches against it. —

Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hold against