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Eudora Thao
2021-03-17 04:03
Stay one's hand old-fashioned literary
To prevent someone from doing something
His parent stayed his hand before he signed the divorce papers.
They stayed her hand before she destroyed these works.
The verb 'stay' should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
