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obsidionem quattuor menses sustinereto hold out for four months.Rate it:

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on le tenait à quatreIt needed four men to hold him down.Rate it:

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on le tient à quatreIt needs four men to hold him down.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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park that thoughtAlternative form of hold that thought.Rate it:

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pellere nervos in fidibusto strike the strings of the lyre.Rate it:

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pitA luggage hold.Rate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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principem in re publica locum obtinereto hold the first position in the state.Rate it:

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pull out all the stopsTo reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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put on a pedestalTo hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.Rate it:

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quaerere aliquid or de aliqua reto hold an inquiry into a matter.Rate it:

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quot homines tot sententiæThere are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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seize uponTo grasp or take hold of suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.Rate it:

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senatum habereto hold a sitting of the senate.Rate it:

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shoot the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.Rate it:

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take to taskTo lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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

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tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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

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

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