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hold forth
verb
- intr to speak for a long time or in public
- tr to offer (an attraction or enticement)
Idioms and Phrases
Speak in public, especially at great length. For example, Barbara loved to hold forth on the latest discoveries in astronomy . [Second half of 1600s]Example Sentences
Some might not have liked the way he held forth on controversial topics while holding an office that demanded neutrality.
Now holding forth during its sixth decade, Ringo Starr’s solo career has largely been an uneven affair in terms of studio albums.
While engaged in the relationship with Kennedy — which she said began late last year, after she wrote a profile of him, and ended in August — Nuzzi continued to hold forth on the presidential race.
Nineteen hours later, it was a different Donald J. Trump who held forth for 33 minutes from a lectern in the lobby of the tower that bears his name.
The General Sherman, said Ambrose, is valiantly holding forth, defying the ravages of time.
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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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