Англо-русский словарь идиом - hold off
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hold off
1. удерживать, не пускать; 2. держать(ся) поодаль; 3. задерживать(ся), мешкать
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1. удерживать, не пускать, держать поодаль to hold off an enemy attack —- воен. отразить атаку противника hold that dog off! —- держите собаку! his cold manner holds people off —- его неприветливость отталкивает от него людей 2. держаться поодаль; не подходить; не приходить will the rain hold off until the evening? —- может быть, дождь не пойдет до вечера? 3. задерживаться; мешкать do not hold off applying for a visa —- обращайтесь за визой, не откладывая ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to block from an objective ; delay 2. to defer action on ; postpone ~ a decision 3. to fight to a standoff ; withstand intransitive verb to defer or temporarily stop doing something ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray... They have threatened military action but held off until now. PHRASAL VERB: V P -ing, V P 2. If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova’s challenge for the crown. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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{v.} 1a. To refuse to let (someone) become friendly. * /The president's high rank and chilly manner held people off./ Compare: KEEP AT A DISTANCE. 1b. To be rather shy or unfriendly. * /Perkins was a scholarly man who held off from people./ Compare: KEEP AT A DISTANCE. 2. To keep away by fighting; oppose by force. * /The man locked himself in the house and held off the police for an hour./ 3. To wait before (doing something); postpone; delay. * /Jack held off paying for the television set until the dealer fixed it./ * /Mr. Smith held off from building while interest rates were high./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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