- hold out for
- /ˌhəυld 'aυt fɔ:/ verbto wait and ask for something♦ you should hold out for a 10% pay rise you should not agree to a pay rise of less than 10%
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hold out for sth — UK US hold out for sth Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to not agree to something until you have got what you wanted: »He held out for a bigger commission before signing the contract. ► to wait for something better:… … Financial and business terms
Hold Out (song) — Hold Out is a single released by New Zealand Idol Season three winner Matthew Saunoa as the winner s single. This single was written by The Feelers front man, James Reid.It went to number one in New Zealand charts for one week… … Wikipedia
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Hold Me for a While — Single infobox Name = Hold Me for a While Artist = Rednex from Album = Farm Out Released = 2000 Format = CD single Maxi single Digital download Recorded = 1998 Genre = Country music Electronica Length = 3:38 Label = Zomba Records Writer = Axel… … Wikipedia
hold out — {v. phr.} 1. To put forward; reach out; extend; offer. * /Mr. Ryan held out his hand in welcome./ * /The clerk held out a dress for Martha to try on./ * /The Company held out many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them./ 2. To … Dictionary of American idioms
hold out — {v. phr.} 1. To put forward; reach out; extend; offer. * /Mr. Ryan held out his hand in welcome./ * /The clerk held out a dress for Martha to try on./ * /The Company held out many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them./ 2. To … Dictionary of American idioms
hold out — verb Date: circa 1556 intransitive verb 1. to remain unsubdued or unyielding < where 30 of the…refugees were still holding out Anna Tomforde >; also to continue to function or be available ; last < prayed that the engine would hold out > < as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold out — verb a) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled… … Wiktionary
To hold out — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To hold out — Hold Hold, v. i. In general, to keep one s self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster] 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster] And damned be him that first cries, Hold, enough!… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to hold out an olive branch — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
