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
It does fall within the scope of this description to hold up to ridicule opinions, which others esteem holy.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob
"You shouldn't hold up to ridicule the shepherd of your soul."
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
Far be it from us to hold up to ridicule the weakness of a friend, but we cannot help adding that Master Frank made the most of his tails.
From Ungava by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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)
