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hold one's fire
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Refrain from comment or criticism, especially for the time being. For example, Hold your fire, Jim, she's not finished yet , or Nancy decided to hold her fire until she had more information . This expression alludes to refraining from shooting a gun and originated in the military.Advertisement
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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