hold it

phrase

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

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Definitely, all the people in front of the house who hold it down night after night, doing their thing. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 The medallions go back to the 1937 Haas Act, which also created the yellow taxi medallions, purchased from the city at the outset for $10 a pop, with the ability to hold it forever or sell it. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The mountains seemingly hoist the road up into the air and hold it, like how a parent holds a toddler up to a too-high fence to get a better view. — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 There's only so much room inside a phone, particularly when a significant chunk of it has to serve as a mechanical hinge to hold it all together. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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