hold everything

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: to stop what one is doing

Hold everything. We're not doing this right.

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“Hold everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20everything. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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