hold it

idiom

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

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Chicago Med is an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 The Starter Routine includes one jar of 120 capsules and seven daily travel size packets with four capsules each, along with a travel bag to hold it all. Korin Miller, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025 The burn scars left by wildfires make sure of that, with no trees or grass to absorb the water, and no soil to hold it. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Using a cloth to prevent fingerprints, hold each wine glass by the base and hold it upside down over the steam. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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