hold it

idiom

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

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Bitcoin serves as a store of energy that appreciates over time, rewarding those who hold it. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 But that doesn’t hold it back from occasionally landing within the boundaries of something like the silliness of Birdie Wing. Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 The tread surface, with rows of high-density sipes and thousands of smaller zigzag sipes, is meant to bite into the snow and hold it against the tire’s surface—snow sticks to snow very well, which improves grip. Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Turkey: Turkey offers citizenship to foreign investors who purchase real estate worth at least $400,000 and hold it for three years, or deposit $500,000 in a Turkish bank for a minimum of three years. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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