Hold the line at (something)
To not yield to pressure, to limit something.Our company is holding the line on any salary increases.
Hold the fort
To cope in an emergency, to act as a temporary substitute.The assistant has been holding the fort at his company while his boss is on vacation.
Hold still
To not move."Please hold still while I fix your jacket zipper."
Hold (something) back
To keep information or something to or for oneself.Our boss is holding back the information about the new computer system.
Hold (something) against (someone)
To blame something on someone.My friend forgot to give me my money but I do not hold it against him as he is a nice person.
Hold (someone’s) attention
To keep someone interested.The man standing on the bridge held everyone's attention for over an hour.
Hustle and bustle
A large amount of activity and work that is usually done in a noisy and busy place.There is much hustle and bustle downtown every Saturday... Read more →
Hush up (something) hush (something) up
To keep news of something from getting out, to prevent people from knowing about something.The government tried to hush up the bad economic news... Read more →
Hush up (someone) hush (someone) up
To make someone be quiet.The mother tried to hush up her children.
Hush up
To be quiet, to stop talking or crying or making noise.The mother told her child to hush up when they were in the department store.