hold it

idiom

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

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While Democrats hope to hold it, Republicans are looking to flip it, making a slight dent into the Democratic supermajority in Sacramento. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024 But once a tree gets taller than that, the tension on all those water molecules isn’t strong enough to hold it together. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024 The set measures 12 feet long and 5 feet high and comes with garden stakes to hold it in place. Clara McMahon, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Then, the screen prompts viewers to smile and hold it for the following seven minutes of Parker Finn’s follow-up to the 2022 original pic. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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