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 Hold On.Hold Water (To). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hold Out.
 
Not to succumb to. “Tenir ferme;” “Cette place ne saurait tenir.”   1
 


 Hold On.Hold Water (To). 

 
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