hold a situation
41Hold on to your kids (Book) — infobox Book | name = Hold on to your kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers title orig = translator = author = Gordon Neufeld, PH.D. Gabor Maté, M.D. cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = genre = Psychology… …
42Hold-up problem — The hold up problem is a term used in economics to describe a situation where two parties (such as a supplier and a manufacturer) may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating, but refrain from doing so due to concerns that they may give… …
43hold together — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms hold together : present tense I/you/we/they hold together he/she/it holds together present participle holding together past tense held together past participle held together 1) to remain in one… …
44hold fire — hang/hold fire to delay doing something, especially making a decision, because you are waiting to see what will happen. It would have been good to settle the matter now, but I think we should hang fire until the general situation becomes clearer …
45hold the line — {v. phr.} To keep a situation or trouble from getting worse; hold steady; prevent a setback or loss. * /The mayor held the line on taxes./ * /The company held the line on employment./ …
46hold the line — {v. phr.} To keep a situation or trouble from getting worse; hold steady; prevent a setback or loss. * /The mayor held the line on taxes./ * /The company held the line on employment./ …
47hold the line — phrasal to maintain the current position or situation < hold the line on prices > …
48hold\ the\ line — v. phr. To keep a situation or trouble from getting worse; hold steady; prevent a setback or loss. The mayor held the line on taxes. The company held the line on employment …
49hold the line — remain on the telephone, stay on hold; maintain the current situation …
50hold the whip hand — have/hold the whip hand to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation. So long as we rely on them for money, they have the whip hand …
