| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| hold your drinks |
drink liquor but not be rude or foolish
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You may be able to hold your drinks, but you can't drive my car.
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| hold your hand |
help you when you are afraid, baby-sit you
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When you go to college, who's going to hold your hand?
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| hold your horses |
wait a minute, hold on, hold the phone
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When I said the accident was his fault, he said, "Hold your horses!"
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| hold your mouth the right way |
if you shape your mouth the right way you can do it, the way you hold...
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"I can't tie a reef knot." "Sure you can - if you hold your mouth the right way."
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| hold your nose |
accept it but not like it, look the other way
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This plan is better than no plan, so hold your nose and vote for it.
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| hold your own |
be equal to the others, keep pace
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She can hold her own with the best skiers. She's excellent.
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| hold your temper |
control your temper, do not lose your temper
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Try to hold your temper when you work with the children.
Don't get angry because they learn from watching you.
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| hold your tongue |
be polite, do not talk back
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When your father is talking, you hold your tongue. You be quiet.
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| holding the bag |
left alone to finish the work or be responsible
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Mom says we leave her holding the bag - to finish jobs alone.
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| hole in one (golf) |
hit the ball from the tee into the cup in one stroke
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There's a $50 prize for a hole in one at the Pines Golf Course.
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