hold up to ridicule
Example Sentences
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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)
"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 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
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
