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61hold one's fire — or[hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back arguments or facts; keep from telling something. * /Tow could have hurt Fred by telling what he knew, but he held his fire./ * /Mary held fire until she had enough information to convince the other club… …
62hold up — {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up his hand./ 2. To support; hear; carry. * /The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith./ 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. * /The teacher held up excellent models of composition for her class to… …
63keep one's temper — See: HOLD ONE S TEMPER …
64hold one's fire — or[hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back arguments or facts; keep from telling something. * /Tow could have hurt Fred by telling what he knew, but he held his fire./ * /Mary held fire until she had enough information to convince the other club… …
65hold up — {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up his hand./ 2. To support; hear; carry. * /The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith./ 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. * /The teacher held up excellent models of composition for her class to… …
66keep one's temper — See: HOLD ONE S TEMPER …
67hold your cards close to your chest — hold/keep/play/your cards close to your chest phrase to not tell people what you are thinking or planning In business, it pays to play your cards close to your chest. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry …
68keep one's end up — See: HOLD ONE S END UP …
69keep one's end up — See: HOLD ONE S END UP …
70hold the line — ► COMMUNICATIONS to keep a someone waiting on the telephone: »Will you hold the line while I check my calendar? ► to continue to have an opinion, especially after a lot of argument: »She must hold the line against this kind of criticism. ► to… …