hold the floor

idiom

: to be the person who is speaking at a public meeting
The senator held the floor for several hours.

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“Hold the floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20the%20floor. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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