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Meaning of hold over someone's head | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat).

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

hold serve hold short hold someone's feet to the fire hold someone's hand hold space hold still

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