| 词组 | hold over |
| 释义 | hold over 1. hold sth over sb to use information about someone or your power over them to make them do what you want, especially by threatening them in some way: ▪ My brother held that secret over me for thirty years. ▪ The captain is holding this threat over Johnson: if he doesn't turn up to training, he loses his place in the team. 2. hold sth over • hold over sth to arrange to do something or for something to happen at a later time: + for ▪ If you're too busy, we can hold this over for another day. ▪ The race has been held over until next week. ■ SIMILAR TO: postpone, ↑put off 3. be held over AmE if a film, concert etc is held over, it is shown for longer than planned because it is very popular: ▪ Come see "Pulp Fiction", held over for another week. holdover n C AmE something or someone that existed or was used in the past and still exists or is used in the present: ▪ The idea of a permanent job is a holdover from yesterday's world. ▪ The only holdover in the new production is Kathleen Hegierski as Olga. |
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