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"hold back on" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is usually used to mean "refrain or restrain from doing something". For example, you can say, "I'm trying to hold back on spending so much money."
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"I'm trying to hold back on the ones that are a little more risky," he said.
Don't hold back on those anchovies.
You don't want to hold back on the lime juice.
It becomes a reason to hold back on hiring.
You hold back on those wantin' feelings you're gettin', yeh?
Gurney's did not hold back on advertising, however.
But Mr. O'Brien did not hold back on criticizing NBC during his performance.
Signs that consumers hold back on spending because of job uncertainty have already been seen.
If sanctions escalate, he said, France may hold back on sending the ships.
They will hold back on spending until some future session to consider those results.
Meat-eaters may have to hold back on hamburgers and learn to love soya.
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