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ESLPod_0752_WE_1178 Working With Unreliable People The phrase "to hold up," in this podcast, means to delay something or to make something happen later than originally planned: "He's holding up the press conference until everyone gets here." The phrase "to hold up" also means to support or to keep something off the ground: "Is that bookshelf strong enough to hold up all those books?" The phrase "to hold up" means to steal money from someone, usually by pointing a gun so that the other person puts his or her hands up in the air: "Were the police able to catch the men who held up the pizza delivery boy?" Finally, the informal phrase "hold up" can be used to ask someone to stop doing something or to stop moving quickly so that one can catch up: "Hey, hold up! Can we talk for a minute before you continue?"

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ESLPod 752 to hold up Business

Id	ESLPod_0752_WE_1178
Episode Id	ESLPod 752
Episode Title	Working With Unreliable People
Phrase	to hold up
Text	The phrase "to hold up," in this podcast, means to delay something or to make something happen later than originally planned: "He's holding up the press conference until everyone gets here." The phrase "to hold up" also means to support or to keep something off the ground: "Is that bookshelf strong enough to hold up all those books?" The phrase "to hold up" means to steal money from someone, usually by pointing a gun so that the other person puts his or her hands up in the air: "Were the police able to catch the men who held up the pizza delivery boy?" Finally, the informal phrase "hold up" can be used to ask someone to stop doing something or to stop moving quickly so that one can catch up: "Hey, hold up! Can we talk for a minute before you continue?"
Topics	Business

Hold Phrase Means Eslpod Catch Stop Working Unreliable