holdsomethingover
phrasal verbwithholdverbuk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/held|held
UStodelaysomething:
Thenominationwasheldover until theSenateadjourned.
If afilm,play, etc. isheldover, it isshownorperformedmoretimesthan wasoriginallyplanned, usually because it is verypopularwith thepublic.
Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- busywork
- buy timeidiom
- carry
- carrysomethingover
- dally
- inefficiently
- kick
- kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
- kick the can down the roadidiom
- lag
- push
- retardation
- setsomeoneback(something)
- shelve
- sit
- sit onsomething
- slow roll
- spin
- stall
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