hold it/that against
idiom
: to dislike (for a particular reason)
We disagree about many things, but I don't hold it/that against you.
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The case involves a brutish boyfriend (Gabriel Basso, who played J.D. Vance in Hillbilly Elegy… but don’t hold that against him) accused of beating his girlfriend (Francesca Eastwood) to death.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
A little about me: I was born and raised in the Bay Area (but don't hold that against me) before moving to the Rose City in 2016.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
But few, including Feig, seem to hold it against Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Curly Girl understood my anxiety and didn’t hold it against me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
A little about me: I was born and raised in the Bay Area (but don't hold that against me) before moving to the Rose City in 2016.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
But few, including Feig, seem to hold it against Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Curly Girl understood my anxiety and didn’t hold it against me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Hold it/that against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20it%2Fthat%20against. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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