hold up to ridicule
Example Sentences
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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
"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
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
Neither does Dryden neglect to hold up to ridicule the slips in Latin and English grammar, which marked the offensive Preface to the "Duke of Lerma."
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George
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)
