hold everything

idiom

: to stop what one is doing
Hold everything. We're not doing this right.

Examples of hold everything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Higher coverage, especially for large busts, will hold everything in and provide the most maximum support. Gabrielle Porcaro, WWD, 24 June 2024 Modern Family fans will love the clashing family dynamic between progressive Lisa, trickster Bart, everyman Homer and mom Marge, who tries her best to hold everything together. Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 To hold everything in place, New Jersey was the first state to try to wrest control of coastal sediment flows from nature by erecting seawalls and jetties and bulkheads, and today virtually none of its coastline is untouched by human intervention. Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018 Built in 2015 in Korea, the 985-foot-long ship was made to carry shipping containers, which can hold everything from televisions to SUVs. USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hold everything 

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“Hold everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20everything. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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