hold up to ridicule

In an early case in Taganrog, Russia, the European court found that a banned Jehovah’s Witnesses text “did not insult, hold up to ridicule or slander” those outside the religion, nor promote violence, hatred or intolerance.

“These instruments are used not only to affirmatively promote secular orthodoxy, but also drown out and silence opposing voices, and to attack viciously and hold up to ridicule any dissenters,” he added.

Or did he seek to hold up to ridicule all manifestations of human enthusiasm in general, military heroism in particular?

"You shouldn't hold up to ridicule the shepherd of your soul."

And though he had delighted to hold up to ridicule the extravagant enthusiasm with which Ulrich, in his gymnasium days, had raved about the serious playmate, in his heart he too had thought her the most sublime of female creatures.