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Idioms and Phrases

Also, stand still for . Accept or tolerate something, as in Do you think he'll hold still for your decision? These terms are often put negatively, as in The town won't hold still for another increase in property taxes , or The teacher won't stand still for this kind of behavior . The first expression employs hold in the sense of “sustain a particular position or attitude,†a usage dating from about 1300.
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Example Sentences

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They took slow panoramas from hilltops, and held still for minutes, sometimes hours, on downtown garment-shop blocks or railroad crossings.

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A pig pen is dangerous, Verville said, warning that pigs will eat anything, including humans who hold still for too long.

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How can movement be safely incorporated into classrooms — not just for activities but because kids rarely hold still for long — while maintaining safe distances?

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But he’d controlled himself enough to hold still for my ministrations.

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“Not at all. Just a little itch. Try to hold still for me?â€

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