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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What kind of business would hold it against their employee for being an artist in their spare time?
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Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
And fans — some within the New York metropolitan area — will hold that against him with that contract.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If that class is not offered at another student’s school, an admissions committee will not hold that against the applicant.
—Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
So don’t expect too many of the Academy’s 30,000 members to hold that against it.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
And fans — some within the New York metropolitan area — will hold that against him with that contract.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If that class is not offered at another student’s school, an admissions committee will not hold that against the applicant.
—Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
So don’t expect too many of the Academy’s 30,000 members to hold that against it.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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