HOLD

HOLD BACK

• Police
• in riot gear hold back the demonstrators.
• 
• Caption: STOP

HOLD BACK

• 
• The
• British economy was held back by excessive government controls.
• Caption: PREVENT

HOLD BACK

• 
• Tell
• me all about it - don't hold back anything.
• Caption: SECRET

HOLD DOWN a job

• He's
• never held down a job for longer than a few weeks.
• 
• Caption: KEEP

HOLD FORTH

• After
• a few drinks, he would hold forth for hours on government conspiracy
• theories.
• 
• Caption: OPINION

HOLD OFF

• 
• Hold off making your decision until Monday.
• Caption: WAIT

HOLD sb OFF

• How
• much longer will the resistance fighters be able to hold off the
• enemy?
• 
• Caption: PREVENT ATTACK/ DEFEAT

HOLD OFF

• 
• There's
• already a crowd of reporters outside - I'll try to HOLD them OFF for
• a while.
• Caption: PREVENT COMING

HOLD OUT

• 
• The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived.
• Caption: DEFEND

HOLD OUT FOR sth

• 
• Transport workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise.
• Caption: FIGHT

HOLD OUT ON sb/sth

• 
• Caption: SHUSH
• They've been holding out on the details of the plan.

HOLD sb/sth UP

• Sorry I'm late - I was held up at work.
• 
• Caption: BEING LATE

NOT HOLD WITH sth/ doing sth

• 
• I don't hold with hitting children in any circumstances.
• Caption: REJECT

Now practice

• HOLD