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hold one's horses Explained

hold one's horses at English (WD) Of Explained:

==English==

Verb

Inter: head » en|verb|head=to hold one's horses
  • Inter: idiomati » c To be patient; to wait.
    1. 1921, Category: w - :Booth Tarkington|Booth Tarkington, Alice Adams, ch. 24:
    2. : "I'm going to tell you, ain't I?" he said, gruffly. "Just hold your horses a minute, please."
    3. 2007, " Force is last resort in Iranian crisis," forbes.com/Thomson Financial News, 17 Sep. (retrieved 5 Oct. 2008):
    4. : "I would ask everybody to hold their horses until we go through the process," ElBaradei said.

      Synonyms

      * hold one's water

      Translations

      Inter: trans-top » idiomatic: to be patient

  • Czech: Inter: t- » cs|krotit se, Inter: t- » cs|držet se na uzdě
  • Danish: Inter: t- » da|klappe hesten, Inter: t- » da|spise brød til
  • Icelandic: Inter: t- » is|róa sig, Inter: t+ » is|bíða, Inter: t- » is|stilla sig

  • Inter: trans-mi » d
    • Spanish: Inter: t- » es|apaciguar sus aguas Inter: gloss » to calm one's waters


    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Category: Category:en:Horses -