hold up to ridicule
Example Sentences
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Or did he seek to hold up to ridicule all manifestations of human enthusiasm in general, military heroism in particular?
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
I am a believer in cremation, but that is no reason why I should hold up to ridicule the clumsier and more unhealthy churchyard burials about which so much sentiment exists.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry
Later, when Gratiano says: "O upright judge, O learned judge!" his intention is to taunt and hold up to ridicule; there is a double meaning conveyed, which finds its natural expression in a curved inflection.
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
"You shouldn't hold up to ridicule the shepherd of your soul."
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
"Who's Blackie!" said the boy, repeating the question, as if to hold up to ridicule the absurd ignorance which it implied.
From Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life by Rae, Mrs. Milne
