Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: hold tight Page #5

Yee yee! We've found 229 phrases and idioms matching hold tight.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
sonhe com os anjosgood night; sleep tightRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

(3.00 / 6 votes)
speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
stand one's groundTo attempt to hold a position in battle.Rate it:

(5.00 / 4 votes)
stretchTo pull tight.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
take to taskTo lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenere montem (B. G. 1. 22)to hold a mountain.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight as a duck's arseExtremely tight, mean, excessively thriftyRate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
tight lippedtaciturnRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight lippedNot speaking; silent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight lipsOf a person, silence or reticence.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
tight spotA difficult position.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight-lippedHaving the lips pressed together.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge information.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tighter than Dick's hatbandAlternative form of as tight as Dick's hatbandRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
verba ac litteras or scriptum (legis) sequi (opp. sententia the spirit)to hold by the letter (of the law).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)to hold an altercation with a man.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
weapons holdAn order that weapons may be fired at targets only when under attack, or in response to a formal orderRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
weapons tightAn order that weapons may only be fired at targets that are positively identified as hostileRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wouldn't pay a quarter to see jesus ride a bicycle.Somone so tight with their money they wouldn't pay even a little bit to see something miraculous !Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for hold tight:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Like _____ on a chalkboard.
A words
B fingernails
C lessons
D erasers

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ