PHRASAL VERB 因…而怨怪;由于…而怀恨 If you hold something against someone, you let their actions in the past influence your present attitude towards them and cause you to deal severely or unfairly with them. 因…而怨怪;由于…而怀恨
Bernstein lost the case, but never held it against Grundy. [VERB noun PREP. noun]