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Holding your horses means you pull up on the reins and slow them down -- it means for you to slow down and be patient.
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What is the literal meaning of hold your horses?
The hardware store owner told the impatient customer "Hold your horses, I'm coming!" Though you might be anxious to know how you did on the test, you will have to hold your horses until all of the papers are graded.
What does esperate mean in English?
[You] Wait. Hold on. Hold it [right there]. Literally = Wait yourself
Why do people say Hold your horses?
Hold your horses means wait, hold on. It is normally used when someone is about to do something rash or with undue haste.For more information on the history of the idiom see the link below.
Who first said Hold Your Horses?
The idiom "hold your horses" means to not rush into something too quickly, or to wait. It's origins date all the way back to ancient Greece. The first documented usage appears in Homer's Iliad.
What does hold on mean in spanish?
"Hold on" in Spanish is translated as "espera" or "aguanta". It is used to ask someone to wait or to stop what they are doing for a moment.
How long can horses wait up to?
If you mean weigh, they are usually 1,500 pounds or so.
What does the british slang term hold on a tick mean?
Wait a tick, hold on a tick, is asking you to wait a moment. A tick refers to the ticking of a clock.
Where did the phrase hold your horses come from?
This comes from horse racing. They used to not have racing gates, and the horses would of course, as they do now, get very excited. So the people there would say to the track helpers, "hold your horses" because the horses were excited and they didn't want them to get away.
What does the phrase 'bear with me' mean?
Be patient, wait. My computer is running slow at the moment, so please bear with me.
How do you use 'hold on' in a sentence?
Hold on can be an idiom meaning 'wait a moment', or 'stop'. Assuming that it is:Hold on, I'm about to finish my assignment!Wait, hold on for a second- I just got an e-mail.Assuming that you literally mean 'hold on':Hold on, I won't let you fall!
Another word for wait?
another word for wait is be patient
What does hold on while you hike mean?
If someone tells you to hold on while you are hiking, it either means to wait or to hold on to an object, such as a rock or branch, depending on the situation.
