hold thumbs
hold (one's) thumbs
To maintain hope that something will happen or be the case. Primarily heard in South Africa. The team's manager will be holding thumbs that his star player will be healthy enough to play on Saturday.
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President Punjab Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry alleged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for being part of rigging plan and demanded the commission to hold thumbs verification in all 70 consistencies against requests filed by PTI in the previous year.
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- hold someone's feet to the fire
- hold someone's hand
- hold still
- hold still for
- hold still for (something)
- hold sway
- hold sway (over someone)
- hold sway over
- hold terror for
- hold that thought
- hold the bag
- hold the field
- hold the floor
- hold the fort
- hold the key
- hold the line
- hold the phone
- Hold the phone!
- hold the purse strings
- hold the reins
- hold the ring
- hold the sack
- hold the stage
- hold the whip hand
- hold the wire
- hold thumbs
- hold tight
- hold to
- hold to (something)
- hold together
- hold tongue
- hold true
- hold up
- hold up (one's) end (of the bargain)
- hold up as an example
- hold up to
- hold up to ridicule
- hold up to scorn
- hold water
- hold with
- hold with (something)
- hold with the hare and run with the hounds
- hold your
- hold your breath
- hold your fire
- hold your head high
- hold your head up
- hold your horses
- Hold your horses!
- hold your own
- hold your peace
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- hold their horses
- hold their nerve
- hold their nerves
- hold their own
- hold their peace
- hold their piece
- hold their temper
- hold their tempers
- hold their thumbs
- hold their tongue
- hold their tongues
- hold their water
- hold them at arm's length
- hold them at bay
- hold them back
- hold them dear
- hold them down
- hold them in check
- hold them in contempt
- hold them in good stead
- hold them in high esteem
- hold them in high regard
- hold them in the palm of hand
- hold them off
- hold them over
- hold them to
- hold them to ransom
- hold them together
- hold them up
- hold themselves together
- hold thumbs
- hold tight
- hold tight
- hold tight
- Hold time
- hold to
- hold to
- hold to
- hold to
- hold to
- hold to
- hold to (something)
- 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 service
- Hold to the Rod
- hold together
- hold together
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