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hold one's piece

hold one's piece is the misspelling of hold one's peace.

Meaning of hold one's peace

Verb

hold one's peace (third-person singular simple present holds one's peace, present participle holding one's peace, simple past and past participle held one's peace)

  1. (idiomatic) To refrain from speaking; to be silent.
    • Thurio: How likes she my discourse?
      Proteus: Ill, when you talk of war.
      Thurio: But well, when I discourse of love and peace?
      Julia: [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of hold one's piece

third-person singular presentholds one's piece
present participleholding one's piece
past participleheld one's piece
pastheld one's piece

Questions about hold one's piece

What is hold one's piece the misspelling of?
Hold one's piece is the misspelling of hold one's peace.

Words near hold one's piece in the dictionary

  1. hold one's nose
  2. hold one's nose up
  3. hold one's own
  4. hold one's peace
  5. hold one's pee
  6. hold one's piece
  7. hold one's piss
  8. hold one's tongue
  9. hold one's water
  10. hold oneself together
  11. hold onto

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