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Hold on#1052
Wait
“HOLD ON a moment.”
Hold on to#1053
Hold tightly
“HOLD ON TO a moment.”
Hold onto#1054
Keep as long as possible
“It tried to HOLD ONTO my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.”
Hold out#1055
Resist
“We need to HOLD OUT before someone notices.”
Hold out against#1056
Try to reject
“He HOLDED OUT AGAINST my concerns.”
Hold out for#1057
Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future
“HOLD OUT FOR a moment.”
Hold out on#1058
Not pay someone or give them information
“The police were HOLDING OUT ON a tip from an informer.”
Hold over#1059
Delay
“The meeting was HELD OVER until next week.”
Hold to#1060
Oblige or force someone to carry out an obligation
“We have to HOLD TO whether we like it or not.”
Hold together#1061
Not break up
“The old chair's HOLDING TOGETHER.”
Hold up#1062
To delay.
“Traffic HELD us UP for an hour.”
Hold with#1063
Accept (usually negative)
“I don't HOLD WITH their plans.”
Hole up#1064
Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation
“Don't HOLE UP your emotions.”
Hollow out#1065
Make an empty space inside in something, reduce power or authority
“You need to HOLLOW OUT on sugar.”
Home in on#1066
Target
“They're HOMEING IN ON a summer launch date.”
Hone in on#1067
Target, focus
“They're HONEING IN ON a summer launch date.”
Hook into#1068
Persuade someone to do something they don't want to do
“She HOOKED them INTO coming after all.”
Hook up#1069
Meet someone
“We need to HOOK UP before someone notices.”
Hook up to#1070
Connect to a machine
“We need to HOOK UP TO before someone notices.”
Hoon around#1071
Act in a dangerous or reckless way, especially when driving fast
“We need to HOON AROUND before someone notices.”
Hop in#1072
Enter a vehicle
“We need to HOP IN before someone notices.”
Hop it#1073
Go away (command)
“I suppose we should HOP IT before they notice we're late.”
Hop on#1074
Enter a vehicle
“We need to HOP ON before someone notices.”
Hop out#1075
Leave a vehicle
“We can't HOP OUT from the deal now.”
Horse around#1076
Not be serious
“We need to HORSE AROUND before someone notices.”
Hose down#1077
Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something
“We've HOSEN DOWN all the milk.”
Hound out#1078
Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.
“We need to HOUND OUT before someone notices.”
Hover around#1079
Move about a place
“I suppose we should HOVER AROUND before they notice we're late.”
Hunker down#1080
Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there
“The delays HUNKER DOWN us weeks.”
Hunt down#1081
Search for someone to punish or kill them
“The police are HUNTING DOWN DOWN on speeding.”
Hunt out#1082
Search until you find something
“We need to HUNT OUT what happened.”
Hunt up#1083
Search for and manage to find something
“We need to HUNT UP what happened.”
Hush up#1084
Try to keep something bad from becoming widely known
“Why do you HUSHE ON UP complaining?”
Hutch up#1085
Share accommodation with a number of people because of the high rent
“The police were HUTCHING UP a tip from an informer.”
Ice over#1086
Become covered with ice
“I suppose we should ICE OVER before they notice we're late.”
Ice up#1087
Become covered with ice in a way that stops something from working well
“We had to ICE UP the meeting.”
Iron out#1088
Remove small problems or irregularities
“My computer's IRONnING OUT; I think I might have a virus.”
Issue forth#1089
Come out of a place
“I suppose we should ISSUE FORTH before they notice we're late.”
Jabber away#1090
Talk fast or incomprehensibly
“They started JABBERING AWAY about file systems and lost me completely.”
Jack around#1091
Make trouble for someone, fail to keep promises
“Don't JACK AROUND with payments.”
Jack in#1092
Quit, give up
“We can't JACK IN from the deal now.”
Jack up#1093
Raise a car to be able to do mechanical work
“They've JACKPED UP the security after the breach.”
Jam on#1094
Apply or operate something forcefully
“We need to JAM ON before someone notices.”
Jaw away#1095
Talk just for the point of talking rather than having anything to say
“That shows that your interest is not in helping the student, but in JAWING AWAY.”
Jazz up#1096
Make something more interesting or attractive
“She's always JAZZG UP UP stories.”
Jerk around#1097
Cause someone trouble, treat someone badly
“He was JERKING us AROUND and wouldn't give us the facts.”
Jerk off#1098
Waste time doing unimportant things
“Don't JERK OFF the opportunity.”
Jockey into#1099
Persuade or deceive someone into doing something
“JOCKEY INTO your coat.”
Jog along#1100
Make progress or move ahead, but not very fast
“I suppose we should JOG ALONG before they notice we're late.”
Jog on#1101
Go away
“I suppose we should JOG ON before they notice we're late.”