hold it

idiom

: 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 Launch the camera, put the phone in a 90-degree angle, hold it sideways, and a countdown will automatically start before recording video … like a camcorder! Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 July 2024 This may involve: Bladder training: This teaches you how to hold it in rather than rushing to the bathroom. James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024 As part of the restoration, a front door was crafted from a piece of wormy 19th-century chestnut without the use of glue, relying, instead, on pegs to hold it together. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 Headed into its 10th season, Chicago Med, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of the doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 July 2024 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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