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 #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 18:06 pm HOLD OFF vs HOLD UP |
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Dear Pauline, there are so many explanations for these two phrases that they would make a long list, and each would have to be shown in a seperate context.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:36 am "Hold off" vs "hold up" |
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Hi, Kitosdad
So where I can find the text or posts that explain the difference between them ?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:29 am HOLD OFF vs HOLD UP |
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HOLD OFF.
Hold something away from your body.
Hold off doing something.
Make an excuse for not doing it.
HOLD UP.
A bank robbery.
A traffic-jam.
A delay of some other kind.
To support something or someone.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 13:01 pm HOLD OFF vs HOLD UP |
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| The best way to get a quick answer on questions such as this is looking up both words in a dictionary. Thefreedictionary.com is quite alright, for example. If you scroll down the article "hold" you will see the phrasal verbs you are looking for. You can search for the phrasal verb itself, in which case you'll be redirected to the page of its main component, "hold". |
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| Proofreading: Being encouraged again after I read a lot of articles in press... | The old nurse got up TO PUT (up putting) the child upon the woman's knee. |
