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The phrase "hold me back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a desire to restrain oneself or to prevent oneself from acting on an impulse.
Example: "I felt the urge to confront him, but I had to hold me back to avoid a confrontation."
Alternatives: "restrain me" or "stop me from acting".
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"Nobody could hold me back".
They had to hold me back".
We have another expression in Hebrew: "hold me back".
Nothing, I promised myself, would hold me back from joy.
"But they're trying to hold me back a little.
(Sadly, no Gunplay, though he does appear in the "Hold Me Back" video).
"Fear that judgment and rejection would hold me back from my dreams and aspirations," he wrote.
"Had anyone tried to hold me back, it would have been impossible".
Like in a street fight: hold me back so I don't hit that other guy.
"The disappointment of Lytham shouldn't hold me back from taking advantage of the way I'm playing at the moment".
"I embody arrogance, insecurity and ambition that spur me on as they hold me back," he writes.
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