If you don't mind my saying so, you have a very inflated idea of the importance you hold for me," she said seriously.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
We've got enough fuel to hold for two hours, then we've got to head for Entebbe.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
So it was that a tableau seemed to hold for uncountable minutes.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
All related terms of 'hold for'
hold out for
to wait patiently or uncompromisingly for (the fulfilment of one's demands)
hold a brief for
to argue for; champion
hold no terrors for
If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it.
hold no brief for something
to not support a particular cause, belief , or group of people
to hold someone for ransom
If a kidnapper is holding a person for ransom , they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want .
to hold someone to ransom hold sb for ransom, hold sb ransom
If a kidnapper is holding someone to ransom or holding them ransom in British English , or is holding a person for ransom in American English, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want .