hold up to ridicule
Example Sentences
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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.
Far be it from me to hold up to ridicule any body of earnest and honest men, to whatever party they may belong.
From Julian Home by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)
"You shouldn't hold up to ridicule the shepherd of your soul."
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
I can quite understand, even at this day, the making of a book which should hold up to ridicule the whole of a nation on account of these differences.
From As We Are and As We May Be by Besant, Walter, Sir
