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Id ESLPod_0668_WE_1011
Episode Id ESLPod 668
Episode Title Having Cash Flow Problems
Phrase to hold off
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to hold off on (something)" means to delay or postpone something, or to decide to not to do something now, instead doing it at some future time: "Reyna is going to hold off on going to college until she can save up a little more money." The phrase "hold on" is used to ask someone to wait a short period of time: "Hold on! I want to go with you, but I need to put on my jacket first." The phrase "to hold onto (something)" means to keep something and not sell it or throw it away: "Why did you hold onto these comic books for so many years?" Finally, the phrase "to be held up" means to be delayed by something: "I'm sorry I came to the meeting a few minutes late, but I was held up in traffic."
Topics Business | Money

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