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hold over someone's head

To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat)
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I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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jemandem über den Kopf halten

sostenerse sobre la cabeza de alguien

tenir la tête de quelqu'un

держать кого-то над головой

başını tutmak

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