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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.Rate it:

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kill 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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lâcher priseTo let go one’s hold.Rate it:

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lectisternium facere, habere (Liv. 22. 1. 18)to hold a lectisternium.Rate it:

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librum de manibus ponereto lay down a book (vid. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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look down one's noseTo regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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luctum deponere (Phil. 14. 13. 34)to lay aside one's grief.Rate it:

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manu or in manu tenere aliquidto hold something in one's hand.Rate it:

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manus inicere, inferre, afferre alicuito lay violent hands on a person.Rate it:

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manus, vim sibi afferreto lay hands on oneself.Rate it:

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mettez le couvertLay the cloth (for dinner).Rate it:

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mettez un couvert de plusPut another knife and fork (for another guest); Lay for one more.Rate it:

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mettre en coupe réglée(lit.) To cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) To lay regularly under contribution.Rate it:

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montrer le soleil avec un flambeauTo hold a farthing rushlight to the sun; To paint the lily.Rate it:

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mordicus tenere aliquidto hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately).Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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novarum rerum cupidum esseto hold revolutionary opinions.Rate it:

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novis rebus studereto hold revolutionary opinions.Rate it:

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

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piece outTo lay out or present possible components of a whole.Rate it:

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pitA luggage hold.Rate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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

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prêter le flanc à ...To lay oneself open to...Rate it:

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prêter le flanc à des reprochesTo lay oneself open to reproaches.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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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate 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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shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.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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somno or quieti se tradereto lay oneself down to sleepRate 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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