- hold someone to
- cause someone to adhere to (a commitment).→ hold
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
hold someone to
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hold someone to — hold to or hold someone to To keep, or make someone keep (a promise), adhere to (a decision), etc • • • Main Entry: ↑hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone's attention — hold someone’s attention/interest/ phrase to keep someone interested in something It’s hard to hold their attention for more than 15 minutes. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone's interest — hold someone’s attention/interest/ phrase to keep someone interested in something It’s hard to hold their attention for more than 15 minutes. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone's hand — hold hands or hold someone s hand to put your hand around someone else s hand She was holding hands with Mike. They all held hands and prayed. Hold my hand while we cross the road … English dictionary
hold someone in high esteem — hold someone in high esteem/regard/ phrase to admire or respect someone very much Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone in high regard — hold someone in high esteem/regard/ phrase to admire or respect someone very much Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone's gaze — hold someone’s gaze phrase to look at someone who is looking at you, without moving your eyes away Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold someone's stare — hold someone’s stare phrase to look at someone who is staring at you Grant forced himself to hold Santini’s stare for what seemed like forever. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not… … Useful english dictionary
hold someone to bail Law — bind someone by bail. → hold … English new terms dictionary
hold someone/thing harmless Law — indemnify someone or something. → hold … English new terms dictionary
hold someone's feet to the fire — hold (someone s) feet to the fire to cause someone to feel pressure or stress. I think reporters really should hold the president s feet to the fire about this issue … New idioms dictionary
