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hold someone to something

Fig. to make someone adhere to an agreement. You promised me that you would buy six of them, and I'm going to hold you to your promise. It was difficult, but he held himself to the terms of the contract.

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The first, closeness, reservation, and secrecy; when a man leaveth himself without observation, or without hold to be taken, what he is. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context I have, however, decided to include Ou-Yang Hsiu of the Sung dynasty, if only for the sake of his "Autumn", which many competent critics hold to be one of the finest things in Chinese literature. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context Placing the Ancient Mariner in a nook of safety, and setting Big John to unlashing the remaining boat and hooking on the falls, he sent Kwaque into the hold to fill kegs of water from the scant remnant of supply, and Ah Moy to clear out the food in the galley. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context			hold off hold off doing hold on hold on for dear life Hold on! hold oneself together hold onto hold out hold out an olive branch hold out on hold out the olive branch hold over hold own hold peace hold promise hold still hold still for hold sway hold terror for hold the fort hold the key hold the line Hold the phone hold the purse strings hold tight hold to hold to ransom hold together hold tongue hold true hold up hold up as an example hold up to hold up to ridicule hold up to scorn hold water hold with Hold your horses! Hold your tongue! holding hole hole in one hole in the wall hole up hole-and-corner holiday holier-than-thou holler holler out holler uncle hollow			hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the interest of hold the key hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line Hold the Line (Toto song) Hold the Market hold the opinion hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the purse strings hold the reins hold the whip hand Hold the wire hold tight hold tight hold tight Hold time hold to hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to blame Hold To Maturity hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to service hold to service hold to service hold to service Hold to the Rod hold together hold together hold together hold together hold together hold together hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold true hold true

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