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no_one
04-30-2009, 08:01 AM
please, can you help me to understand ? first part i understand, but the last one have no clue how to interpret

I am your friend and would not hold that against you - I would however hold you against me

many thanks

Marius Hancu
04-30-2009, 08:06 AM
Seems to be a play/joke:

he would like to embrace her/him (hold her/him close to his body, against his body)

but show more context.

no_one
04-30-2009, 08:20 AM
"no apologies - I am your friend and would not hold that against you - I would however hold you against me!"

is the reply for my first message "i apologize"...

thanks

ghoti
04-30-2009, 08:24 AM
Yes, it is a little play on words with the phrase hold against as opposed to just the word hold.
There is a song with a line which has much the same sense and play on the same words:
If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me.

Marius Hancu
04-30-2009, 08:27 AM
Glad to hear that:-)

BTW:
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Chambers Idioms‎ - Page 168 (http://books.google.com/books?id=UJDiDQw0dFMC&pg=PA168&dq=%22hold+something+against%22+idiom) 1905

hold (something) against (someone) to dislike, have a bad opinion of
etc (a person etc) because one knows that that person has done something bad,

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