hold it

phrase

: to go no further : to stop

Hold it right there. Where do you think you're going?

Examples of hold it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The setup includes a mask that covers either the nose or both the nose and mouth, with straps that hold it in place. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

The question is whether your family has built the system to hold it. — Luis Miletti, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The office needs a benchmark built from the job itself, not from the last man to hold it. — John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

His exhibition of some of its contents at Palo, in the East Village, keeps the focus of our attention on his black-and-white photographs, which hold it with a sense of ease that never undermines their moody soulfulness. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for hold it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit