单词 | to hold hard |
释义 | > as lemmasto hold hard to hold hard intransitive (originally a sporting phrase): To pull hard at the reins in order to stop the horse; hence gen. to ‘pull up’, halt, stop. Usually in imperative (colloquial) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > stop short in some activity > as if checked to take check1663 to hold hard1761 to pull up1808 1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife v. iii. 96 Hold hard! hold hard! You are all on a wrong Scent. 1829 Sporting Mag. 23 280 But I must ‘hold hard’ here, as we say in the field. 1854 J. G. Wood Sketches Animal Life (1855) 407 The ‘Hold hard’ of the conductor being sufficient to bring them [horses] to a stop. 1862 Temple Bar 6 310 Hold hard, shipmates. < as lemmas |
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