"hold over your head" in Chinese (Simplified)
拿来威胁你拿来要挟你
Definition
用某事(比如错误或秘密)来威胁或控制某人,不断提醒以达到自己的目的。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于非正式场合,指情感或心理上的威胁,不是现实的物品。常见搭配:'一直拿这个威胁我'。常带有负面和操控色彩。
Examples
He always holds that mistake over my head when we argue.
每次吵架他都**拿那个错误威胁我**。
She promised not to hold it over my head, but she did.
她答应不过**拿这事威胁我**,但还是做了。
Don't let anyone hold your secrets over your head.
别让任何人**用你的秘密威胁你**。
My boss keeps holding my past mistakes over my head whenever I ask for more responsibility.
每当我要求更多职责,老板就**拿我以前的错误威胁我**。
Stop holding it over my head—I’ve apologized so many times already!
别再**拿这事威胁我**了——我已经道歉很多次了!
They think they can hold that favor over your head forever, but you don’t owe them anything.
他们以为能**一直拿那次帮忙威胁你**,但你其实什么都不欠他们。