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hold that thought

Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying.
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".... and then ...." / "John, hold that thought. I need to take this call.".

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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hold that thoughtTo pause in a conversation for an interruption.
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その考えを保持します

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