";s:4:"text";s:4210:" in Portuguese Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hold" and "up." The sentence contains offensive content.
待つ… We held firm on the negotiations.held back valuable information; held back my tears.She held out the possibility that she might run for office.This film doesn't hold a candle to his previous ones.Hold the weight with a straight arm above your head.She holds that it is not admissible to ordain women.They held frequent consultations concerning technical problems.Today, most people think that argument no longer holds.He is capable of holding forth with great eloquence.The hospital staff held off taking him in for an X-ray.He was struggling to hold onto the rock above his head.Does her illness hold her back from making friends or enjoying life?some vast conspiracy to hold down the younger generationStagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery.Labour has dumped just about all it held dear a decade ago.A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds after holding up a petrol station.Children's wear is holding up well in the recession.I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.La responsabilité d'une entreprise commerciale peut être engagée en cas de dommages causés par ses employés.when those two have a row, there are no holds barredmy brain can’t hold so much information at one timeit was universally held that Andy was an excellent teacherI held back from telling him just what I thought of himhe would let nothing hold him back from getting his wayI don’t want to hold him up as the perfect statesman/goalkeeper I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; He held the position of company secretary for five years.He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.Mr Brown is busy at the moment – will you hold or would you like him to call you back?They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; houvast, greep, steun, vat; aangrijpen, vastpakken; a ticket-holder (= a person who has a ticket for something).I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.The police were convinced the man was holding something back.The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own. It held on.