Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
He's a year younger than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
The dam can't hold back that much water.
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The phrase "hold back" can be translated to Urdu as "روکنا" (Rokna) or "روک رکھنا" (Rok rakhna), depending on the context.
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Nearby phrases
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have one's back uphave someone's backhave someone's backhearken backhearken backhis back is uphit backhold a candleHold a Candle tohold a grudgehold a lighthold againsthold all the aceshold all the aceshold alofthold cheaphold courthold courthold courthold downhold downhold forthhold forthhold inhold inhold ithold ithold ithold it down like a million poundshold it together
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