hold to ransom

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hold somebody to ransom

to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not Some people regarded the miners' strike as the union holding the nation to ransom.

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A Saturday double, initiated by Hold To Ransom in the Sandringham Stakes and completed by the dead-heat victory of Ratio in the Wokingham Handicap, gave Dettori his third winner of the fixture, a total matched by Kieren Fallon, Richard Hughes, Johnny Murtagh and Kevin Darley. Royal Ascot: Dettori top jockey for a fourth time by The Racing Post (London, England) We won on Hold To Ransom and on Choisir, where we stood Airwave. Royal Ascot: Bookmakers the real victors at close; Action in the ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Byline: Graham Dench ED DUNLOP struck for the first time at the meeting when Hold To Ransom bolted up by five lengths from Sharplaw Venture in the Sandringham Rated Stakes, writes Graham Dench. Royal Ascot - Sandringham Stakes: Hold To Ransom outclasses rivals ... by The Racing Post (London, England)			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 hollow out			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 hold to hold to hold to 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 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 hold true hold true hold true hold true hold under duress hold under wraps Hold Until Published hold up hold up hold up hold up

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