'hold' is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it as a verb to express the idea of grasping or restraining something. For example: "Hold the ladder steady while I climb up.".
But don't hold your breath.
Don't hold your breath.
"The British government is working with others in the world to bring peace to Gaza and we do now have a tentative ceasefire which we all hope will hold".
The amounts would need to be proportionate – we mustn't penalise legitimate visa applicants who will struggle to get hold of the money.
In a reference to Cameron's inner circle, she added: "I don't hold the fact that someone went to public school against them.
I don't hold [against them] the fact that they haven't had the breadth of experience that some of us who didn't go to public school have had.
"To hold it in a context where some basic fundamental rights are markedly absent, indeed, denied to the population, is to commit a travesty".
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia