hold you hard

hold you hard

slang Wait a moment! The phrase is specific to the dialect of Norfolk, England. Sometimes stylized in writing as "hold yew hard." A: "Mary told me you might feel that way." B: "Whoa, whoa, whoa—hold you hard! What did she say, exactly?" A: "I'm going to use the money to buy a new car!" B: "Now, hold yew hard, Tommy! Surely there's somethin' better you could do with that money!"
See also: hard, hold
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be twiddling your thumbs
  • fo sho
  • fosho
  • love you
  • Love you!
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • a penny for them
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike