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hold the reinsTo be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.Rate it:

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hold the ringTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.Rate it:

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hold togetherTo avoid falling apart; to remain connected.Rate it:

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hold trueto remain true, valid or applicable; to applyRate it:

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hold trueto be true, valid or applicableRate it:

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hold upTo withstand; to stand up to; to survive.Rate it:

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hold upTo fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement.Rate it:

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hold up asTo purport that is an example of.Rate it:

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hold up one's endTo hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.Rate it:

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hold up one's endI'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.Rate it:

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hold waterTo withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.Rate it:

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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo seize; catch; apprehend.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo obtain.Rate it:

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on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:

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on holdDelayed; postponed.Rate it:

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one can't hold two watermelons in one handdo not attempt to take on more than you can handleRate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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weapons holdAn order that weapons may be fired at targets only when under attack, or in response to a formal orderRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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g'headContraction of go ahead.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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lose one's head if it wasn't attachedprone to mislaying things.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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the fish rots from the headBad leaders damage an organization.Rate it:

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turn someone's headTo attract someone's romantic interest.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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head girlsenior female pupilRate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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too much bed makes a dull headToo much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.Rate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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pull one's head inTo withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.Rate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo have fantastic or impractical dreams; to think impractically.Rate it:

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keep a cool headto keep one's cool; to stay calmRate it:

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laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariouslyRate it:

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head-in-the-sandExhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat.Rate it:

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have one's head up one's assTo be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.Rate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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with one's head held highproudly, with prideRate it:

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Hit the Nail Right on the HeadTo say something exactly accurate or correct, to reach at right conclusion of somethingRate it:

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