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hold over someone's head
Verb
idiomatic
transitive
Japanese Meaning
相手の過去の失敗や恥などを引き合いに出し、常に責めたり非難したりする / 過去の失態をいつまでも根に持って、相手に圧力をかける
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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive, idiomatic) To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat).
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hold over someone's head
It's wrong to hold over someone's head their past mistake when they've already apologized.
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It's wrong to hold over someone's head their past mistake when they've already apologized.
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