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

Recent Examples on the Web

Crucially, Farke’s record in the Premier League with Norwich is not being held against him, according to sources close to 49ers Enterprises. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

The hotel also provides yoga sessions at sunrise and sunset, held against the peaceful backdrop of Talamanca Bay. —Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

But mostly, the rich women wonder if Kathy Hilton is being held against her will. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025

According to Devlin’s report, police were called to the apartment around 2 a.m. when a woman contacted authorities and said her adult daughter was being held against her will by Washington. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025

Rhymes for hold against

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