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hold the phone

Stop what one is doing, as in Hold the phone! There's no sense in continuing this argument. This expression is often put as an imperative, as in the example. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see hold everything.

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Nearby words

hold still for, hold sway over, hold the bag, hold the fort, hold the line, hold the phone, hold the purse strings, hold to, hold together, hold true, hold up
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