hold against

Idioms

Think badly of someone because of some fault or occurrence. For example, Even if you're late, I won't hold it against you, or She backed right into his new car, so he's bound to hold it against her. Also see bear a grudge.

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hold against

And you can hardly hold against him McLaren's fallibility in Miami, or the issue with Russell's engine in Montreal.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

That allows the bank to reduce the amount of capital it must hold against the loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

He told us the worst asset to hold against this backdrop, and a reasonable target for gold allocations.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

By transferring the risk to investors, the $1.4 trillion asset bank could reduce the amount of capital it has to hold against those loans to cover for potential losses.

From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023

O Zeus, what do you hold against him now?”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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