11156 Spoken English "
Example: She really helped me out when I was going through my
divorce.
Hit on = have an idea
Example: I suddenly hit on the solution
Hold back = not show etnotion
Example: It was really hard to hold back the tears.
Hold down = keep a job
Example: He's so unreliable that he can never hold down a job for
more than a couple of months.
Hold off = when bad weather doesn>t appear
Example: The rain held offuntil we'd got back home.
Hold on = wait
Example: Could you hold on for a minute, she'll be free in a mo-
ment.
Hold up = delay when travelling
Example: I was held up by the terrible traffic and arrived half an
hour late for my appointment.
Hold up = rob with violence or threats thereof
Example: Two armed men held up the bank in High Street this
morning and got away with £75,000.
Home in on = tatyet
Example: The government is homing in on benefit fraud.
Iron out = remove small problems or irregularities
Example: The management team ironed out the tax problems be-
fore they gave the project the OK.
Jam on = apply or operate something forcefully
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