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hold back
verb
- to restrain or be restrained
- tr to withhold
he held back part of the payment
noun
- a strap of the harness joining the breeching to the shaft, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle
- something that restrains or hinders
Idioms and Phrases
Also, keep back .Example Sentences
Firefighters have had to hold back raging wildfires from properties across Wales this week, with one Ceredigion councillor describing firefighters as being "on their knees".
The ability to show every shot in the tournament was available well before the Masters introduced it in 2019, but was held back to make quality improvements.
“I really wanted that to be portrayed. I wanted the sex scenes to feel like sex scenes — I wanted them to feel visceral and intense and not hold back at all.â€
Yet, a recent legacy of protectionism and inward-focused trade policies have held back its global competitiveness.
And economists caution that the impact of the additional uncertainty created by Trump's pause will in itself further undermine the world economy by holding back corporate investment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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