"hold against" meaning in English

See hold against in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: holds against [present, singular, third-person], holding against [participle, present], held against [participle, past], held against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> against}} hold against (third-person singular simple present holds against, present participle holding against, simple past and past participle held against)
  1. To think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
    Sense id: en-hold_against-en-verb-DA~hiSGt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (against)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He was awful to me when we were young, but I don't hold that against him. We were children then."
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