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11Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… …
12hold your own — ► to continue to be in a strong or fairly strong position, even when there are difficulties: hold your own against sb/sth » They held their own against heavily marketed overseas brands. Main Entry: ↑hold …
13hold — vb 1 hold back, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out Analogous words: *restrain, inhibit, curb, check: preserve, conserve, *save Contrasted words: *relinquish, surrender, abandon, resign, yield 2 …
14Strong Poison —   Cover of BBC video version …
15hold all the aces — To have all the advantages, be in a winning position • • • Main Entry: ↑ace * * * hold/have/all the aces phrase to have a big advantage over other people Thesaurus: to be in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym …
16hold all the cards — To have control over all of the factors that may determine the outcome of a situation • • • Main Entry: ↑card * * * hold/have/all the cards phrase to be in a good position to beat or defeat someone because you have all the advantages The… …
17Hold On, Be Strong — es una canción interpretada por la cantante noruega Maria Haukaas Storeng, escrita por Mira Craig. Esta canción representó a Noruega en el Festival de Eurovisión 2008 en Belgrado, Serbia. Maria en Belgrado La canción fue elegida a través del… …
18hold water — When you say that something does or does not hold water , it means that the point of view or argument put forward is or is not sound, strong or logical. For e.g., Saying we should increase our interest rates because everyone else is doing so will …
19hold your own (against somebody) (in something) — hold your ˈown (against sb/sth) (in sth) idiom to remain in a strong position when sb is attacking you, competing with you, etc • Business isn t good but we re managing to hold our own. • She can hold her own against anybody in an argument. • The …
20hold your own (against something) (in something) — hold your ˈown (against sb/sth) (in sth) idiom to remain in a strong position when sb is attacking you, competing with you, etc • Business isn t good but we re managing to hold our own. • She can hold her own against anybody in an argument. • The …
