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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The note was written by a woman who said she was being held against her will at a nearby home and feared for her life, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Clark testified that she was once held against her will for five days after several pieces of jewelry went missing at the rapper's home.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The discovery of a desperate note left in a Jersey Mike’s bathroom led to the rescue of a mom who said she had been held against her will for more than six months, Florida authorities said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Greater Salt Lake police officers responded to a call from a Millcreek home that a man and his six family members had been held against their will by their pregnant daughter's boyfriend, Garcia.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Clark testified that she was once held against her will for five days after several pieces of jewelry went missing at the rapper's home.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The discovery of a desperate note left in a Jersey Mike’s bathroom led to the rescue of a mom who said she had been held against her will for more than six months, Florida authorities said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Greater Salt Lake police officers responded to a call from a Millcreek home that a man and his six family members had been held against their will by their pregnant daughter's boyfriend, Garcia.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 May 2025
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“Hold against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20against. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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