hold up to (something)

1. To physically lift someone to the same height as something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hold" and "up." If I held you up to the window, do you think you could fit through the opening?

2. To withstand scrutiny or some form of challenge. Her story won't hold up to a cross-examination, don't worry.

hold someone up to something

to lift someone up to the level of something. I held up little Mary to the window so she could see out. She was held up to the window so she could see better.

词组	hold up to (something)
释义	hold up to (something) hold up to (something) 1. To physically lift someone to the same height as something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hold" and "up." If I held you up to the window, do you think you could fit through the opening? 2. To withstand scrutiny or some form of challenge. Her story won't hold up to a cross-examination, don't worry. See also: hold, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hold someone up to something to lift someone up to the level of something. I held up little Mary to the window so she could see out. She was held up to the window so she could see better. See also: hold, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: orient orient to orient to (something) spiff up spiffed up back into back into (someone or something) angle angling not do (someone or oneself) any favors
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