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hold back
verb
- to restrain or be restrained
- tr to withhold
he held back part of the payment
noun
- a strap of the harness joining the breeching to the shaft, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle
- something that restrains or hinders
Idioms and Phrases
Also, keep back .Example Sentences
"Because they're the people who know if we've got all the details right," says the London director, adding that Liverpudlians would "not hold back" in saying so if not.
Top movie theater lobbyist Michael O’Leary called for Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from home video and streaming, arguing that it would make the movie business more sustainable.
And while members of the GOP applauded Booker’s tenacity, they also secretly snickered that “he’ll be as successful as Thurmond was holding back civil rights.”
In Mexico, which had seen a boom in manufacturing by global companies looking to send their products to the United States tax-free, businesses have held back from new investments.
"I can't hold back my tears when I talk about this."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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