Apedia

Hold Back Phrase Means Eslpod Sports Maximum Prevent

Id ESLPod_1103_WE_1880
Episode Id ESLPod 1103
Episode Title Sports Tryouts
Phrase to hold nothing back
Text The phrase "to hold nothing back," in this podcast, means to do something with maximum effort, or to do something at an extreme or maximum level: "Blake held nothing back when telling his boss all the reasons why he was quitting." The phrase "to hold (someone) back" means to prevent someone from making progress: "The need to care for young children can hold women back in their career." The phrase "to hold (something) back" can mean to not show an emotion: "They found it difficult to hold back tears while watching the movie." Or, "Even though they knew laughing would be inappropriate, they couldn't hold back their laughter." Finally, the phrase "there's no holding (someone) back" means that there is nothing one can do to prevent someone from doing something: "Once she made up her mind to sell the house, there was no holding her back."
Topics Entertainment + Sports

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Crush means phrase eslpod sports make feel crushed

Previous card: Eslpod soft phrase means discussing capital punishment podcast

Up to card list: ESLPod What Else Does It Mean?