āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
hold over
/hËÉĘld ËÉĘvÉ/
to hold over
[phrase form: hold]
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āĻŦā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to use information or secrets one knows about an individual to control, threaten, or pressure them into doing what one wants
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She learned about her friend's past and did n't hesitate to hold it over her when they had an argument.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤāϰā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻāύ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
02
āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to retain goods or merchandise, typically from one season to the next, for future sale or use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store decided to hold its winter inventory over for the following year.
āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āĻāύāĻā§āύā§āĻāϰāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to maintain someone or something in a position or state that dates back to an earlier period of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's traditions were held over even after the change in ownership.
āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāĻĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to prolong or extend a term of office or position beyond its regular or expected duration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The president of the organization had to be held over until a suitable replacement was found.
āϏāĻāĻāĻ āύā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to postpone or delay addressing something, leaving it for future consideration or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to hold over the decision until they had more information.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to extend the showing or performance of a film, play, or similar entertainment for a longer duration than originally planned
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Because of sold-out shows, they held the concert over for an additional night.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāύāϏāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
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07
āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to delay or postpone either an event or someone's progress for a later time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Due to the weather, the flight was held over until conditions improved.
āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§, āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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