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Jenne Phuong
2021-05-27 10:05
Hold someone or something up phrasal verb
To delay someone or somthing; stop somebody from doing something and wait until a later time to do it; hinder something from developing
I was held up by an accident so I arrived an hour late at work.
Our project was held up by the COVID-19 outbreak.
He held up his decision on whether to quit his current job.
1. To stretch or lengthen something, usually a string or cord of some type
2. To extend, postpone, or make longer than it usually would
1. To stop, delay or diminish something
2. To ignore or end social contact with someone; to separate someone from others
To delay or postpone something that is predicted to be unpleasant, difficult or annoying for as long as possible
To leave someone waiting for an answer or a response
The verb “hold” should be conjugated according to its tense.
The verbal phrase is from late 13c, as "to keep erect; support, sustain;" 1580s as "endure, hold out;" 1590s (intransitive) as "to stop, cease, refrain;" 1860 as "to stay up, not fall." The meaning "to stop by force and rob" is from 1887, from the robber's command to raise hands.
Do you see anything wrong?
To have no money
He does not have two beans to rub together.
