hold it

idiom

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

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The union wants to hold it back — and stop the installation of more semi-automated cranes at the ports. Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025 Its strategic position has allowed Ukrainian forces to effectively hold it and inflict heavy losses on Russia. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 But what should hold it together, the footballing bread, lets the whole thing down. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Then tap Click Here to Begin Sign your name onto a white piece of paper, and then hold it up facing the camera so that your signature is level with the blue line in the window. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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