hold it

idiom

: to go no further : to stop
Hold it right there. Where do you think you're going?

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Against Wolves on Saturday, there was a moment in the second half when the ball was played forward to him and the Emirates Stadium crowd was vocally willing him to hold it up. James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 Starting from one of the ends, tightly roll the fleece (like a sushi roll) and stick a pin in to hold it at the end. Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025 Users can hold it in a PayPal digital wallet as well as Venmo, another financial app that PayPal owns. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025 Just come down to the end and all the way back in and hold it. Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hold it

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“Hold it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20it. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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