holds one's horses
holds one's horses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's horses.
Meaning of hold one's horses
Verb
hold one's horses (third-person singular simple present holds one's horses, present participle holding one's horses, simple past and past participle held one's horses)
- To be patient; to wait.
- "I'm going to tell you, ain't I?" he said, gruffly. "Just hold your horses a minute, please."1921, Booth Tarkington, chapter 24, in Alice Adams
- Synonyms:
- hold one's water, abide, back that train up, bide, bide one's time, expect, defer, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, horses.
Questions about holds one's horses
- What is holds one's horses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Holds one's horses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's horses.
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