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hold one's horses

verb
Graduate
1

To be patient; to wait.

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, horses.

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abideback that train upbidebide one's timedeferexpecthang onhold onhold one's breathhold one's horseshold one's waterhold outmark timestand bystay

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