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hold horses

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Hold your horses! (informal)
something that you say in order to tell someone to stop doing or saying something because they are going too fast. Just hold your horses, Bill. Let's think about this for a moment.
See also: hold, horse


hold your horses
wait. Hold your horses, Colin, I'm working as fast as I can!
Usage notes: usually used as an instruction, as in the example
See also: hold, horse

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