Hold the phone — did you say free tickets?
hold the phone
idiomstop; wait; whoa.
She was about to sign the contract when her lawyer said, "Hold the phone, there's a hidden clause."
Hold the phone, he thought, staring at the photograph: the man in the background was supposed to have died twenty years ago.
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apron-string hold
An estate held by a man during his wife's life.
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buy and hold
A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.
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dog
[Cockney slang]phone
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don't hold your breath
Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
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hold a grudge
To stay angry (at someone or something).
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hold a light
Synonym of hold a candle.
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hold back
To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
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hold by the button
To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to